[Miller] Shōta Imanaga’s pitch movement from his debut: 4seam (18.5″ carry, 90th percentile), splitter (10″ run, 2x MLB average), slider (11″ horizontal at 83 mph)
Shōta Imanaga's pitch movement from his debut.
– 4seam: 18.5" carry, 90th percentile
– Splitter: 10" run, 2x MLB avg
– Slider: 11" of horizontal at 83 mph. For sweeper classification, Shota's is 2mph faster w/ 5" less horizontal. For slider classification, 6" more horizontal. pic.twitter.com/t854XHnseU— Brendan Miller (@brendan_cubs) April 2, 2024
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I was really impressed by his slider/splitter combo and I’m curious if those are the pitches he’ll use to get more ground outs
I think all of the pop ups and fly balls were FBs and Morels error was the only time a splitter was hit fair