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Matt McLain

CIN2BBats RThrows RActive

Season 2026 pitches faced. Sequences are 2-, 3-, and 4-pitch windows. Count filters apply to 2-pitch type rows only. Location sequences use a 4-region plate map. Date windows stay on Arsenal and Hitting.

2-pitch windows

1,390

Chase%

31.4%

Whiff%

25.4%

xwOBA

0.300

Sequence Entropy

69

Sequence Lift

6.6%

Sequence Effectiveness

-0.012

Location sequence
Type plus a 4-region plate map (up-in, up-away, down-in, down-away). Pairs under 20 sequences are hidden. Count filters do not apply here.
Transition flow
Two-pitch sequences. Link width is how often the next type follows.
Four-seam FastballSinkerSliderSweeperChangeupCutterCurveballSplitterKnuckle CurveSlurveEephusUnknownFastballFour-seam FastballSinkerSliderSweeperChangeupCurveballCutterSplitterKnuckle CurveSlurveEephusUnknownFastball
Transition lift
P(next | first) minus the unconditional next-pitch mix. Positive means that follow-up is used more than usual after the first type.
Four-seam FastballSinkerSliderSweeperChangeupCutterCurveballSplitterKnuckle CurveSlurveEephusUnknownFastballFour-seam FastballSinkerSliderSweeperChangeupCurveballCutterSplitterKnuckle CurveSlurveEephusUnknownFastball
Sequence tree from Four-seam Fastball
Branches are 2-pitch, then 3- and 4-pitch n-grams when the sample clears the display floor. Count filters hide 3/4-grams.
Four-seam FastballFour-seam FastballFour-seam FastballFour-seam FastballSliderSweeperChangeupSliderFour-seam FastballSweeperFour-seam FastballChangeupFour-seam FastballCurveballCutterSinkerSliderFour-seam FastballFour-seam FastballSliderSliderFour-seam FastballSinkerSinkerSinkerFour-seam FastballChangeupSinkerCurveballSweeperFour-seam FastballSweeperSinkerSweeperChangeupChangeupFour-seam FastballChangeupCurveballFour-seam FastballFour-seam FastballCurveballCutterFour-seam FastballSplitterFour-seam FastballSplitterSplitterKnuckle CurveSlurve
Chase% after Four-seam Fastball
Last-pitch rates on the follow-up. Sample floors hide tiny pairs.
Pooled model after Four-seam Fastball
Observed mix versus a league-pooled next-pitch model given last pitch and count. Smoothing for rare contexts, not a sit or pick.