Pitching is a sequence of events—the previous pitch’s execution may be as germane to the outcome of the at-bat as the current pitch’s execution. We often hear about how a pitcher might go up in the ...

Pitch sequencing has long lurked as a sort of terra incognita in sabermetric analysis. It’s something that all baseball folks agree is important, but it’s proved mostly impenetrable to strictly ...

It was all over the place. So, you never know. Sometimes a pitch will be bad for the first three innings and then when you really need it, it’s just there. It changes.

He attacks hitters with confidence, demonstrating the poise and pitch sequencing of a veteran. His fastball explodes out of a low arm slot, riding up in the zone with late life that overwhelms ...