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It is no secret that the New York Mets have some talented pitchers on their roster. However, have you wondered who has the team’s best pitches?
For this exercise, we will use Fangraphs’ Pitch Type Linear Weights, better known as Pitch Values. As they explain on their website, the section “attempts to answer the question, “How well has a batter/pitcher performed against/using a certain pitch?” With this tool, we can get an idea of the total runs saved by a pitcher using that pitch.
We will also use Statcast data (exit velocity, whiff rate, xwOBA, and other stuff) to describe each pitch’s effect.