On Episode 2 of The Wheelhouse with Jerry Dipoto, Jerry talked about how the club uses StatCast, PITCHf/x and Trackman to evaluate pitchers and how it led to acquiring Nick Vincent. Subscribe to The Wheelhouse with Jerry Dipoto on Mariners.com/Wheelhouse or iTunes.
“To the naked eye, Nick Vincent throws an 88-to-90 mile-an-hour fastball that blends with an 88-to-90 mile-an-hour cutter. To the naked eye, you’d be very pressed to figure out what the difference is, but the hitter reacts so differently.