Scott Baker, Jake Odorizzi, and how pitch-to-contact might have ruined a decent pitcher.
Scott Baker, Jake Odorizzi, and how pitch-to-contact might have ruined a decent pitcher. Share this story Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images Remember Scott Baker? He was probably the best homegrown pitcher of the pitch-to-contact Twins in the late ‘00s and early ‘10s. Are we abbreviating decades this century like that now, because it feels weird to type. Anyway, Baker looked good for a few years before flaming out amid injury, but at his peak, today’s Twins could have made him great. Baker’s pitch mix was pretty standard for the era, roughly 60-65% fastballs in the low 90s, 12-20% l...
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