With a swinging-strike rate of 18.8%, a 44.8% zone rate, and a 45.3% chase rate, you guessed it: Chatwood’s changeup is a Money Pitch. A 23% dip in O-Contact (73% in 2018 versus 50% in 2019) helped fuel the pitch’s success, despite lagging in usage compared to the rest of Chatwood’s arsenal.
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Blurb written by Erik van Rheenen