Mithrandir Metrics
A directory for experiments and player diagnostics. The index stays navigational; deep strike-zone and percentile work belongs on the player profiles.
Tyler Glasnow's tools (50) and production (49) are aligned. Primary finding: existing slider is present, but its movement shape does not currently cover the desired gloveside-sweep window. Also flagged: Stuff-to-Whiff Gap (Command); Usage Underuse: Knuckle Curve. Most actionable fix: increase knuckle curve usage to at least league-average for that pitch type.
Jake Bauers's tools (69) outpace production (58) by 12 points. Primary finding: high exit velocity but low barrel rate — bat-to-ball efficiency is leaving power on the table. Also flagged: Launch Angle Too High; Passive In-Zone Approach.
Flatten swing plane to bring average LA into the 15-22° window
Solid = current angle. Dotted = recommended window.Increase in-zone swing rate, especially on fastballs in favorable counts
Hittable takes / Expansion guardrailCWS · Arsenal Gap: Armside Drop
Hagen Smith's tools grade (67) outpaces production (49) by 18 points. Primary diagnosis: no armside drop pitch (changeup/splitter) — platoon vulnerability vs opposite-hand hitters. Secondary signals: Arsenal Shape: Gloveside Sweep; Usage Underuse: Cutter. High-fixability path: develop a changeup to cover the armside-drop region.
SD · Stuff-to-Whiff Gap (Tunneling)
Robbie Ray's production (39) outpaces the tools grade (29) by 9 points. Primary diagnosis: elite raw stuff but poor pitch tunneling — hitters read pitches early. Secondary signals: Arsenal Shape: Armside Drop; Arsenal Shape: Gloveside Sweep. High-fixability path: pair pitches with tighter release-point similarity and greater late movement divergence.
CWS · Stuff-to-Whiff Gap (Tunneling)
Anthony Kay's tools grade (42) outpaces production (22) by 20 points. Primary diagnosis: elite raw stuff but poor pitch tunneling — hitters read pitches early. Secondary signals: Arsenal Gap: Gloveside Drop. High-fixability path: pair pitches with tighter release-point similarity and greater late movement divergence.
MIL · Stuff-to-Whiff Gap (Command)
Jacob Misiorowski's tools grade (64) outpaces production (63) by 1 points. Primary diagnosis: existing slider is present, but its movement shape does not currently cover the desired gloveside-sweep window.. Secondary signals: Arsenal Shape: Gloveside Drop; Usage Underuse: Curveball. High-fixability path: increase curveball usage to at least league-average for that pitch type.
MIL · Launch Angle Too Low
Garrett Mitchell's tools (87) outpace production (61) by 25 points. Primary finding: groundball-heavy approach with the raw power to drive the ball — leaving fly-ball damage on the table. Also flagged: Contact-Discipline Mismatch. Most actionable fix: elevate bat path to increase average launch angle toward 12-18° range.
LAD · Launch Angle Too High
Shohei Ohtani's tools (89) outpace production (48) by 41 points. Primary finding: expanding the zone too aggressively — generating weak contact and whiffs on pitcher's pitches. Also flagged: Launch Angle Too High; Contact-Discipline Mismatch.
ATL · Launch Angle Too Low
Ronald Acuña's tools (82) outpace production (58) by 23 points. Primary finding: groundball-heavy approach with the raw power to drive the ball — leaving fly-ball damage on the table. Also flagged: Contact-Discipline Mismatch. Most actionable fix: elevate bat path to increase average launch angle toward 12-18° range.
MIL · Power Efficiency Gap
Luis Lara's tools (70) outpace production (44) by 27 points. Primary finding: groundball-heavy approach with the raw power to drive the ball — leaving fly-ball damage on the table. Also flagged: Power Efficiency Gap. Most actionable fix: elevate bat path to increase average launch angle toward 12-18° range.
| Pitcher | Pitch mix | Primary diagnosis | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler GlasnowLAD | FF 42% SI 24% KC 19% SL 16% | Stuff-to-Whiff Gap (Command) | 34 |
| Shane DrohanMIL | SI 56% SL 20% CU 12% FF 12% | Stuff-to-Whiff Gap (Tunneling) | 14 |
| Gavin WilliamsCLE | ST 34% FF 31% KC 28% SI 13% | Arsenal Shape: Gloveside Drop | 23 |
| Griffin JaxTB | SI 36% CH 25% CU 15% FF 12% | Stuff-to-Whiff Gap (Command) | 22 |
| Blake SnellLAD | FF 44% CU 27% CH 17% SL 13% | Arsenal Shape: Arsenal Shape: Armside Drop | 47 |
| Robert GasserMIL | SI 52% ST 25% CH 16% FF 8% | Arsenal Gap: Gloveside Drop | 26 |
| Freddy PeraltaTB | FF 70% CH 24% CU 9% | Stuff-to-Whiff Gap (Command) | 53 |
| Parker MessickCLE | FF 45% CH 28% SI 22% SL 4% | No primary gap | 1 |
These are saved diagnostic shapes from the current artifact. Slider-based what-if simulation remains parked until a real server-side simulator is wired.