EccentricATLFan

Honestly, I’d have been fine with it as something down the line, wasn’t even expecting such a quick implementation! Thanks for all the hard work you and the rest of the team have put into it!

One small note I forgot to add to my comment at the end: For PitchingBot Visualizer Counts, having an option to select all counts would help. Obviously it can be done by manually selecting them all, but having an option to auto-select all would make it just a bit quicker.

Also worth noting re: Heim is that the deal works well for him if he was reduced to minors offers, as he at least gets a guaranteed $1.5 million regardless even if he continues to regress.

A bit surprised they were able to get him, but makes sense. He works as a short-term backup, and if he were reduced to minors offers, at least he gets guaranteed money for the season.

Doesn’t quite fit the “availability” criteria, but if it includes guys who were DFA’d this offseason, worth adding in Eric Wagaman for consideration. Underlying measures actually weren’t that bad on the whole, and while he was clearly stretched, the one thing he did well last year was whack lefties.

Changeup’s even better than you might initially think. Not only is it excellent at catching hitters out front (well above average in attack direction), it’s also above average in the distance hitters miss making contact by when they do swing, which of course pairs well with his whiff rate.

Also better pitch sequencing likely improves his K%, given how strong he is at getting whiffs. Plus, Rockies generally seem to be pretty bad as an org at converting whiffs into strikeouts, though Chivilli is easily an outlier even for them.

Huge upside play for the Yankees. Just getting him out of the Rockies org should help, but he’s got an ENORMOUS Whiff%/K% mismatch that should improve with good sequencing, in addition to excellent measures on his changeup.

Potentially one of the bargain deals of the offseason.

Nice job overall!

Just out of curiosity, how do you feel about the Mets’ Jonathan Santucci? Obviously some outlets aren’t the biggest on him, but seemed to have a very solid year in performance and stuff. Probably on the aggressive side, but any consideration for this list, even on the fringe side?

Pereda’s the definition of a Quad-A catcher, but Ohl’s worth a shot, as his changeup’s notably above league average in both average implied miss and catching batters to swing too early.

Between than and his excellent walk rates, a team needs to pick him up to see what else can be drawn from him.

It’ll be interesting see if they try to improve Gasper behind the plate. He’s not great there to begin with, but the bar to clear with the Nats is practically underground, and if he can improve to be tolerable behind the plate he’s likely a backup at worst.

Certainly worth a gamble, at least.

Okay, now that’s just being mean.

At least they have a modicum of talent in something unlike Weiss. (Unless you count how fast she’s ruined the reputation of CBS as a talent.)

That being said, key part will be how much do they utilize him as a pinch runner. If they’re more aggressive on that front than they were under Snit, that’ll be where they get the most value from him.

Definitely fine for a signing. Not much to hope for offensively, but he’s another okay MIF option when the market’s already limited, and he’s consistently been a strong baserunner.

He’ll work as the main backup infielder who shifts to the last bench guy once HSK returns.

Not surprised that he didn’t get a $5 million guarantee like last year, but even with injuries I wouldn’t have guessed he’d have to settle for a minors deal. (Sure, FIP was high, but he got screwed by Yankee Stadium on a few homers.)

Also improves the bench situation if Shaw moves there, because while the lineup has its strengths, the bench hasn’t exactly looked pretty this offseason. Hell, up until this move, Roster Resource had Scott Kingery projected to the majors bench because they weren’t exactly flush with options.

Plus, at a $4.25 million guarantee even with the buyout factored in, definitely a fine price to handle even if everything goes wrong with him.

Absolutely great that he’s back to add some solidity to the bullpen.

Obviously had good luck going his way during his Braves stint, but his slider’s good at avoiding too much contact in the zone despite how much he’s relied on it. As long as he relies on that, he should be fine overall.

Probably okay-ish as a guy to cycle through given his multi-inning ability and, more importantly, how his slider was a whiff machine in AAA last year.

That being said, probably ends up passing through waivers successfully at some point before Opening Day.

Command is completely shot, but fastball/sweeper combo was solid at getting whiffs in AAA, and changeup had encouraging signs in 2023 with its underlying attack direction. Definitely worth a shot.

Brujan’s DFA highlights how the final bench spot probably needs better candidates, though.

Well, looks like they’ll have to wait a bit longer to add to that history…

No reason he shouldn’t be claimed and given a chance in Spring Training. Yes, his command has been bad, but his fastball/slider combo has been excellent at getting whiffs in the zone, especially the former pitch.

Would love to see the Braves take a flier on him.

Whacks lefties just fine, and his Savant page actually is okay-ish given his overall production. Probably nothing comes of it, but definitely worth a shot.

Fair point re: Robert, though it’s worth pointing out they’ve been better at trading players outside of him in the past couple years. Plus, the “good trade chip” part was with the qualifier of him generally panning out to begin with.

2/34. Makes him a good extension candidate if he pans out, a good trade chip if he works but can’t agree on an extension, and White Sox books are still basically clear post-2027 if he bombs.

Plus, even if he completely bombs, the contract being a two-year deal means they still have zero guaranteed money on the books after 2027.

Personally wary about how he’ll do with the whiffs, but between the contract terms and roster fit, hard to really find fault with this deal. Worthwhile gamble.

Sure, why not? Worst case, they cut him without too much cost, and if he pans out then it bolsters the pen’s depth. Makes sense especially given their focus over the years on high-whiff breakers.

As someone on the very optimistic side of him, what I like is combo of how the pitches looks out of hand and the drastically different areas that his 4S/SI/SL combo work in. (Plus, worth pointing out both PitchingBot and Stuff+ also like the locations of the sinker and slider.)

Obviously Strahm is the big name here, but definitely watch what the Phillies do with Bowlan and his fastball/slider combo. Wouldn’t be surprised with a Ronny Henriquez-type breakout with him if they tweak his pitch usage to lean more on his whiff ability.

Nah, Bowlan’s got a great fastball/slider combo that’s been great at getting whiffs, it’s just a matter of turning that more effectively into strikeouts, which the Royals aren’t the best at.

Definitely can see a Ronny Henriquez-type breakout with him this season.