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Paradigm arms baseball organizations with information that drives winning.
Joined March 2025
🧵 2024–25 D1 Pitching Trends:. Fewer sweepers, more changeups, and smarter pitch pairing by handedness. 🔹 Four Seamers thriving vs. opposite-handed hitters.🔹 Changeups = offspeed cheat code.🔹 Curveballs making a comeback. Full breakdown 👇.
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RT @WillParkinson10: Here's Owen during the spring vs Owen on Monday. Got BABIP'd a little, but the underlying process is there: his stuff….
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RT @McGrath31: Really well written article re: same-sided changeups and its value. (And a shout out to our own @HavardPeyton who absolute….
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🔥 The same-handed changeup might be the most underused weapon in college baseball. We found that with 10+ inches of IVB separation, R-on-R changeups create elite levels of swing-and-miss & weak contact. Read the full article for more👇👇.
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RT @ParadigmPDS: The most underrated metric in college baseball? Vertical Approach Angle (VAA). Read this article on how pitchers can becom….
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These 3 guys don’t all throw the same. But they all dominate because they know how their pitches enter the zone. VAA = deception + intent.⛽️🔥.
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Gage Wood (@GageWood_14) | Arkansas. Low slot. Mid-to-upper 90s. Average IVB. So why is his fastball a nightmare?.Because his VAA is elite. -3.92 VAA to the top third of the strike zone. At a 5.4 ft release, his heater enters the zone flat and late—above the barrel, where
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Jamie Arnold (@_JamieArnold13) | Florida State. Arnold throws from a ridiculously low 4.0 ft release height and averages a -3.84° VAA to the top of the zone. Arnold’s fastball is in the low-to-mid 90s and he pairs it with tight sequencing and elite command. It’s not just
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Elijah Foster (@Eli_Foster2)| South Carolina | VAA King 👑. Foster has the most VAA-optimized fastball in college baseball right now. His IVB? 14.3”. His VAA? A ridiculous -3.70° to the top of the zone. He averages 92.1 mph, but with 7 ft of extension and a 5.1 ft release
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Yesterday we wrote about how Vertical Approach Angle (VAA) is the most underrated metric in college baseball. Now let’s break down the VAA Kings of 2025 👑👑(Thread)🧵👇.
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The most underrated metric in college baseball? Vertical Approach Angle (VAA). Read this article on how pitchers can become elite with VAA 👇👇.
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RT @jack_besser: Kimani Davis of @DCGrays is looking for a home with one year of eligibility at any level besides D1. Two legit fastball s….
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Page 3: Paradigm+. The next 2-3 pages of our reports include an in-depth breakdown of pitch effectiveness and command. Stuff+ is great on its own, but making Stuff+ location dependent is what leads to high performance in game. Our Paradigm+ graphs help pitchers visualize just
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Does Jacob Misiorowski have the best stuff in the league already?? He has posted the highest average Stuff+ grades we’ve seen so far this season. Misiorowski dominated once again yesterday vs the Twins striking out 6 across 6 strong innings. His arsenal includes: 👇👇. 4-seam
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RT @mbain_38: More Context on @BKochany via @ParadigmPDS . The Stuff and the Potential… 👀👀👀
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Page 3: Paradigm+. The next 2-3 pages of our reports include an in-depth breakdown of pitch effectiveness and command. Stuff+ is great on its own, but making Stuff+ location dependent is what leads to high performance in game. Our Paradigm+ graphs help pitchers visualize just
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Gage Wood flat out DOMINATED yesterday. Here’s inside look at the first No Hitter in Omaha since 1960:. 19 Strikeouts🔥🔥.119 Pitches/83 Strikes ✅.Average Fastball Velo: 96.5 mph ⛽️.67.6% Zone Rate on Fastball 📊.146 Stuff+ Curveball ⚾️🤯. @RazorbackBSB .@GageWood_14
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The Formula:.✅ Be selective & aggressive early.✅ Avoid the pitcher’s strengths.✅ Sit on predictable sequences.✅ Hunt the Damage Zones. The best hitters step in the box with a plan and the Paradigm Approach Report gives you just that.
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