Why is this the NEW BEST pitch in baseball?

The splitter has emerged as one of the most dominant pitches in MLB, with a record-breaking 3% usage in 2024. Its effectiveness lies in its ability to neutralize both left- and right-handed hitters, thanks to its unique armside movement. This pitch, popularized by Kevin Gausman, has been adopted by pitchers like Tanner Houck, Bryce Miller, Zach Wheeler, and Jeff Hoffman who have seen significant improvements in performance. Then pitchers like Paul Skeenes have made hybrids of this pitch that are almost impossible to hit. The splitter’s rise has transformed how pitchers approach matchups, offering a powerful offspeed weapon that complements fastballs and sinkers, and its growing popularity signals a shift in pitching strategy across the league. In this video we breakdown why the splitter is so dominant and what pitchers should start throwing this next.

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[RegularDude-gmmc]

It’s amazing that with the long history of baseball, people r still finding new grips and pitches to throw. It’s so satisfying to watch

[virtual_linguine]

you should have talked about Hunter Greene, added a split and went from being hit very Hard, to not allowing anything in the months of july and august

[Supaskibidi]

I throw the splitters consistently this will help thx

[evanwalker]

Couple cool video idea's mark trumbo 2016, Carlos Gonzalez, 2016, Derek Lee 2005, Brandon webb cy young then 2 second place then his career was done, Davis Schneider rise and fall, falloff Alberto mondesi, Billy Hamilton, Rick porcelo, the rise fall and rise again of Michael wacha I've got many more keep up the good work

[collin]

This video gets a 5/5 on the boom meter! 💥💥💥💥💥 Have you ever thought about doing a collab with iTalk Studios?

[BamZoom]

The 80s called, and they would like to speak to you

[cwj]

The release of the screwball is different from the release of a splitter, so the two pitches are classified separately.

[MoshiCola]

It’s the new trending pitch but it’s always been the best pitch in baseball. By far the hardest pitch to read out of the hand no matter who throws it

[hapiz]

hey man, what about doing an analysis of the FOX broadcast team for the mets/phillies series ? Would be fun to have an answer with data on their bias :D

[Trizzer]

38 inches of drop???? Broooo, how much does a curve drop?

[johnking]

youre late to the party
changeup is the new meta

[nomercyinc]

players been throwing splitters for years. nothing new

[jasong]

The way you said " breakout season at THIRTY! Was very hurtful to some of your viewers