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Originally Posted by Izz
What about his fastball? That's considered the indicator pitch according to that SI article linked to up-thread.
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I mean, I don't know about deGrom or really any pitcher. Ultimately time will tell with people who are in far better positions to investigate than you or I.
I'm not that savvy with Baseball Savant, but Bauer's fastball spin rate was in the 100th percentile this season (even including his last game). So he's the top of the heap there. deGrom is only in the 79th percentile for fastball spin.
deGrom also pitched on 5 Jun, after the announcement and there's no dip in his fastball spin.