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Originally Posted by BMW
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.
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So Bauer's still elbow deep in the sticky stuff. deGrom, well, I still don't think he is. His 4-seam spin rate hasn't risen steeply enough at any point, imo