Search results
- The average MLB four-seam fastball velocity in 2024 is 94 mph. Imanaga's is only 92.1 mph. He's in the bottom quarter of the league in fastball velocity. And yet, that fastball has been worth as much to the Cubs this season as any pitch thrown by any pitcher in the Majors.
www.mlb.com › twins › newsShota Imanaga's 92 mph fastball is MLB's most valuable pitch
May 6, 2024 · The average MLB four-seam fastball velocity in 2024 is 94 mph. Imanaga's is only 92.1 mph. He's in the bottom quarter of the league in fastball velocity. And yet, that fastball has been worth as much to the Cubs this season as any pitch thrown by any pitcher in the Majors.
People also ask
Does Shota Imanaga have the best fastball in MLB?
Will Shota Imanaga play in MLB?
Is Imanaga the most valuable pitch in baseball?
Is Imanaga effective as a starting pitcher?
May 23, 2024 · According to MLB’s Statcast data, Imanaga’s four-seam fastball has saved 13 runs so far this season. No other four-seamer has saved more than nine.
- Neil Greenberg
Sports IllustratedChicago Cubs Splash Signing Has Remained Team's MVP All Season
The Chicago Cubs lost out on the Yoshinobu Yamamoto sweepstakes this past offseason but their consolation prize has been everything they could have asked for. As The Athletic's Tim Britton searched ...
1 day ago
- San Francisco Chronicle
Cubs beat Dodgers 6-3 in Yamamoto-Imanaga matchup as LA makes 3 errors in 5-run 8th inning
The NL West-leading Dodgers blew a 3-1 lead and lost to the Cubs for the second straight night, assuring their first series loss since Aug. 5-7 against visiting Philadelphia. Los Angeles...
3 days ago
May 28, 2024 · Imanaga’s fastball is so good that he has yet to allow a hit with it with runners in scoring position (0-for-11 on 55 four-seamers). Tremendous ride is only part of the story.
May 7, 2024 · Javier’s ultra-flat vertical approach angle and elite induced vertical break (IVB) created the illusion that the pitch was defying gravity. The Phillies called it “the invisible fastball.” His catcher called it the best fastball in the sport. Javier might now have some competition for that title.
Mar 3, 2024 · Imanaga’s four-seam fastball has special traits that rate highly in models. Even with the larger and less tacky baseball MLB uses, the Cubs have seen those characteristics have carried forward....
- Sahadev Sharma
Feb 1, 2024 · Most reports suggest the Shota Imanaga fastball and splitter will play in MLB, and the question is whether his curveball, slider, or cutter can become a go-to third pitch (though he’s likely to continue using more than three pitches – he also has the traditional changeup and a sinker, by the way, so like seven-ish useable pitches).
May 2, 2024 · Imanaga’s fastball, which he throws about 58% of the time, is a pristine example of this. The average velocity on his heater is 92.3 mph, which is in the 23rd percentile league-wide.
