Raising Aces: How Long Home Runs Happen
10/25What went wrong for the pitchers who surrendered the longest homers hit in 2013?
Raising Aces: Bush League: Previewing the Winter’s Pitching Prospect Breakdowns
10/18A look at the young pitchers Doug will be doing deep dives on this offseason.
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10/11A tip of the cap toward the effective set-up men who get little publicity unless they implode.
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10/04Things to focus on during today's baseball overload.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRaising Aces: A Taxonomy of Pitcher Triples
9/27Breaking down how each of this season's 10 pitcher triples happened.
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9/20A "helped his own cause" countdown.
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9/13A look at the release points of several pitchers who release the ball consistently, inconsistently, and from unusual angles.
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9/06Doug finds a lot to like and plenty to nitpick in Taijuan Walker's early outings.
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8/30Mechanical analysis of three of the AL's dominant closers.
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8/23A close look at four relievers who benefit from funky mechanics.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRaising Aces: Elevator Action
8/16Chronicling the ugly things that can happen to baseballs when pitchers struggle to repeat their timing.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRaising Aces: What Happened to Liriano and Masterson?
8/09Examining the stuff and mechanics of two pitchers who've taken steps forward in 2013.
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8/02A deeper look into the recent struggles of CC Sabathia and Josh Johnson.
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7/26A mechanical look at the debuts of a trio of promising pitching prospects: Sonny Gray, Danny Salazar, and Jarred Cosart.
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7/19BP's pitching guru evaluates the mechanics of some of the minors' best young arms.
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7/12Can mechanics help explain why Shelby Miller and Hisashi Iwakuma haven't maintained their early-season performance?
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