Pitcher Analysis: James Shields

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Pitcher Analysis: Zack Greinke
Published 4/10/2008 by Kyle at Driveline Mechanics
... Against righties he attacks them with his two-seam/four-seam fastball combination and mixes in his changeup more frequently, which is atypical. Like I said in my analysis about James Shields, changeups are usually used by right-handed pitchers to neutralize the platoon advantage lefties tend to have. If you look at the Foul/Foul Tips on the chart, you can see that Greinke gets a bunch of them on his fastball when he locates it up in the zone and on the opposite side of the plate. ...

Pitcher Analysis: Zack Greinke
Published 4/10/2008 by Driveline Mechanics at Royals Review: Front Page Posts
... Against righties he attacks them with his two-seam/four-seam fastball combination and mixes in his changeup more frequently, which is atypical. Like I said in my analysis about James Shields, changeups are usually used by right-handed pitchers to neutralize the platoon advantage lefties tend to have. If you look at the Foul/Foul Tips on the chart, you can see that Greinke gets a bunch of them on his fastball when he locates it up in the zone and on the opposite side of the plate. ...

Game 15: Rays @ Twins
Published 4/16/2008 by Jesse at Twinkie Town: Front Page Posts
... James Shields, by many accounts, looks like he could be the real thing.  He's 26, two seasons removed from a fairly successful rookie season.  Quietly putting together the start of what looks to be a solid career, I'm looking forward to getting a first-hand look at him tonight. For more on Shields, I highly recommend this quality report from Driveline Mechanics. GO TWINS!!! ...

James Shield Brings His Changeup To Boston
Published 6/5/2008 by Jay Paradise (noreply@blogger.com) at Red Sox F/X
... sign on the year for him though is a 49.6% GB rate. Just don't expect that ERA of 3.67 to last. His peripherals say it should rise to around 5.00. On the other end of the control spectrum, we have James Shields. Let us take a look: K/9: 6.47 BB/9: 1.9 HR/9: 0.78 BABIP: .289 Very easy to understand why he is successful. He strikes hitters out, keeps runners off base and doesn't give up the long ball. Now onto the scouting: Here is a nice article on James Shields' mechanics with some pitch f/x data. So we know he throws a ...

Pitcher Analysis: Tim Lincecum
Published 6/12/2008 by Kyle at Driveline Mechanics
... As most right-handed pitchers attack batters, Lincecum utilizes his curveball against RHB more than LHB while using his changeup more frequently against LHB. (James Shields is an exception to this rule.) Though he doesn’t throw many sliders, he mixes it in there as a show-me pitch, which is a great way to keep hitters off-balance the third time through the lineup. His fastball is blistering with an average velocity of 95 mph and tons of backspin. ...