Comments on: The Mighty Fall of Angels Pitcher Ervin Santana http://www.baseball-intellect.com/the-fall-of-ervin-santana/ Player Scouting, Baseball Mechanics, and Sabermetrics Combined Into One Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:18:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: And That Happened http://www.baseball-intellect.com/the-fall-of-ervin-santana/comment-page-1/#comment-2333 And That Happened Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:28:28 +0000 http://www.baseball-intellect.com/?p=2597#comment-2333 [...] 6, Rays 0: Yesterday I read this story entitled “The Mighty Fall of Angels Pitcher Ervin Santana.” Ervin Santana apparently [...] [...] 6, Rays 0: Yesterday I read this story entitled “The Mighty Fall of Angels Pitcher Ervin Santana.” Ervin Santana apparently [...]

]]> By: RZ http://www.baseball-intellect.com/the-fall-of-ervin-santana/comment-page-1/#comment-2327 RZ Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:30:41 +0000 http://www.baseball-intellect.com/?p=2597#comment-2327 looking forward to the Kazmir article. looking forward to the Kazmir article.

]]> By: Alex Eisenberg http://www.baseball-intellect.com/the-fall-of-ervin-santana/comment-page-1/#comment-2326 Alex Eisenberg Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:45:04 +0000 http://www.baseball-intellect.com/?p=2597#comment-2326 Nate, definitely agree he's extremely out of sync this year. It sounds like you're asking what his tempo is. The tempo of both versions is actually the same, coming out around 24 frames. Each version also breaks their hands at roughly the same point. But the difference is that his timing was soooo much better in 2008. One reason for the over-rotating is posture wise, his weight is somewhat shifted toward the first base side. In 2008, he displayed much better balance. It also looks like his front shoulder might be opening up a tad early in 2009. Nate, definitely agree he’s extremely out of sync this year. It sounds like you’re asking what his tempo is. The tempo of both versions is actually the same, coming out around 24 frames. Each version also breaks their hands at roughly the same point. But the difference is that his timing was soooo much better in 2008.

One reason for the over-rotating is posture wise, his weight is somewhat shifted toward the first base side. In 2008, he displayed much better balance. It also looks like his front shoulder might be opening up a tad early in 2009.

]]> By: Alex Eisenberg http://www.baseball-intellect.com/the-fall-of-ervin-santana/comment-page-1/#comment-2325 Alex Eisenberg Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:36:54 +0000 http://www.baseball-intellect.com/?p=2597#comment-2325 RZ, thank you for the kind words. Any change to a pitcher's mechanics can be significant, even the most subtle ones. A pitcher's timing must be precise to maximize their results. I'm not sure if the bent knee is causing his hips to open up sooner, but I do know that it's harder to get that kick out he had going earlier when the back leg is so bent. These types of articles are my favorite ones to write. You'll be interested in knowing I'm in the process of working on a Scott Kazmir breakdown. RZ, thank you for the kind words. Any change to a pitcher’s mechanics can be significant, even the most subtle ones. A pitcher’s timing must be precise to maximize their results. I’m not sure if the bent knee is causing his hips to open up sooner, but I do know that it’s harder to get that kick out he had going earlier when the back leg is so bent.

These types of articles are my favorite ones to write. You’ll be interested in knowing I’m in the process of working on a Scott Kazmir breakdown.

]]> By: Nate http://www.baseball-intellect.com/the-fall-of-ervin-santana/comment-page-1/#comment-2322 Nate Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:07:53 +0000 http://www.baseball-intellect.com/?p=2597#comment-2322 Man, he's just totally out of synch this year. I think the difference is unbelievable, mentally and physically. Worries me that he's sitting on that back leg so much; I had thought he was staying back over the rubber longer this year, this article confirms my suspicion. Didn't catch the over-rotating, but now that you've brought that up....woah! That's freaking huge. Would love to know how many frames per second his delivery is taking (compared to last year). Seems like he's slower loading up after hand-break and that's messing up his foot-plant and rotation. Great article, man! Man, he’s just totally out of synch this year. I think the difference is unbelievable, mentally and physically. Worries me that he’s sitting on that back leg so much; I had thought he was staying back over the rubber longer this year, this article confirms my suspicion. Didn’t catch the over-rotating, but now that you’ve brought that up….woah! That’s freaking huge.

Would love to know how many frames per second his delivery is taking (compared to last year). Seems like he’s slower loading up after hand-break and that’s messing up his foot-plant and rotation.

Great article, man!

]]> By: RZ http://www.baseball-intellect.com/the-fall-of-ervin-santana/comment-page-1/#comment-2313 RZ Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:59:08 +0000 http://www.baseball-intellect.com/?p=2597#comment-2313 Very nice article. Hard to find those subtle mechanic changes but they seem like to be huge mechanic changes. Is the bent knee making his hips open up just a tad bit faster? I guess that would be the timing problem. Very nice article. Hard to find those subtle mechanic changes but they seem like to be huge mechanic changes.

Is the bent knee making his hips open up just a tad bit faster?

I guess that would be the timing problem.

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