Nick Pollack
@nickpollack.pitcherlist.com
Founder of @PitcherList.com
5x FSWA winner. Creator of CSW & PLV metrics
I want every pitcher to be dope
5x FSWA winner. Creator of CSW & PLV metrics
I want every pitcher to be dope
Baseball deserves to be enjoyed by everyone.
100% of all proceeds go to the Human Rights Campaign.
Let's make sure no one feels excluded for being who they are. Show your support today. #BasebALL
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100% of all proceeds go to the Human Rights Campaign.
Let's make sure no one feels excluded for being who they are. Show your support today. #BasebALL
Links to all sizes below 👇
June 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Baseball deserves to be enjoyed by everyone.
100% of all proceeds go to the Human Rights Campaign.
Let's make sure no one feels excluded for being who they are. Show your support today. #BasebALL
Links to all sizes below 👇
100% of all proceeds go to the Human Rights Campaign.
Let's make sure no one feels excluded for being who they are. Show your support today. #BasebALL
Links to all sizes below 👇
New addition to the Discord today for PL+ and PL Pro members:
Early Top 100 SP List access!
Get a glimpse of the rankings before everyone else during the time I wrote the notes for publication.
Early Top 100 SP List access!
Get a glimpse of the rankings before everyone else during the time I wrote the notes for publication.
May 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
New addition to the Discord today for PL+ and PL Pro members:
Early Top 100 SP List access!
Get a glimpse of the rankings before everyone else during the time I wrote the notes for publication.
Early Top 100 SP List access!
Get a glimpse of the rankings before everyone else during the time I wrote the notes for publication.
I know it's just the middle of May, but did they fix whatever caused that strikeout inflation in Seattle?
May 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I know it's just the middle of May, but did they fix whatever caused that strikeout inflation in Seattle?
Should you pick up Cade Horton?
Here are my thoughts from my free daily morning AMA stream on Playback
Here are my thoughts from my free daily morning AMA stream on Playback
May 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Should you pick up Cade Horton?
Here are my thoughts from my free daily morning AMA stream on Playback
Here are my thoughts from my free daily morning AMA stream on Playback
Fun hearing a Pitcher List shoutout from Kevin Brown
on the Orioles broadcast tonight!
He referenced @nateschwartz.bsky.social's awesome piece about the offensive environment shift this year.
Thanks for giving Kevin the tip, Cade Povich!
on the Orioles broadcast tonight!
He referenced @nateschwartz.bsky.social's awesome piece about the offensive environment shift this year.
Thanks for giving Kevin the tip, Cade Povich!
April 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Fun hearing a Pitcher List shoutout from Kevin Brown
on the Orioles broadcast tonight!
He referenced @nateschwartz.bsky.social's awesome piece about the offensive environment shift this year.
Thanks for giving Kevin the tip, Cade Povich!
on the Orioles broadcast tonight!
He referenced @nateschwartz.bsky.social's awesome piece about the offensive environment shift this year.
Thanks for giving Kevin the tip, Cade Povich!
Shane Smith's changeup is so good, Statcast can't handle it
April 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Shane Smith's changeup is so good, Statcast can't handle it
Is Spencer Strider's four-seamer back to normal?
Here's his heater from his rehab starts.
He's back.
Here's his heater from his rehab starts.
He's back.
April 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Is Spencer Strider's four-seamer back to normal?
Here's his heater from his rehab starts.
He's back.
Here's his heater from his rehab starts.
He's back.
Stop scrolling Blue Sky and join the best baseball community on the internet.
April 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Stop scrolling Blue Sky and join the best baseball community on the internet.
Here are my thoughts on Thomas Harrington from the Spring SP Roundup after his last spring tuneup in late March.
April 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Here are my thoughts on Thomas Harrington from the Spring SP Roundup after his last spring tuneup in late March.
The Rockies pulled Kyle Freeland after six innings in a 2-0 game at just 67 pitches
March 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The Rockies pulled Kyle Freeland after six innings in a 2-0 game at just 67 pitches
The Marlins are giving Sandy the "reverse Crochett" as I've suggested after all.
Sandy Alcantara will be limited heavily in the early part of the season to ensure teams are enticed to trade for him at the deadline - Source: Jeff Passan
Sandy Alcantara will be limited heavily in the early part of the season to ensure teams are enticed to trade for him at the deadline - Source: Jeff Passan
March 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The Marlins are giving Sandy the "reverse Crochett" as I've suggested after all.
Sandy Alcantara will be limited heavily in the early part of the season to ensure teams are enticed to trade for him at the deadline - Source: Jeff Passan
Sandy Alcantara will be limited heavily in the early part of the season to ensure teams are enticed to trade for him at the deadline - Source: Jeff Passan
That makes the most logical sense.
Opposing start Ryan Weathers' data wasn't weird, FWIW
Opposing start Ryan Weathers' data wasn't weird, FWIW
February 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
That makes the most logical sense.
Opposing start Ryan Weathers' data wasn't weird, FWIW
Opposing start Ryan Weathers' data wasn't weird, FWIW
This is WILD
Jared Jones had 7.6 feet of extension in his MLB debut.
That fell to just 6.8 feet of extension by Game #2.
WHAT.
Jared Jones had 7.6 feet of extension in his MLB debut.
That fell to just 6.8 feet of extension by Game #2.
WHAT.
February 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This is WILD
Jared Jones had 7.6 feet of extension in his MLB debut.
That fell to just 6.8 feet of extension by Game #2.
WHAT.
Jared Jones had 7.6 feet of extension in his MLB debut.
That fell to just 6.8 feet of extension by Game #2.
WHAT.
Welp, this is a problem
February 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Welp, this is a problem
Hunter Brown pitch movement:
Four-seamer: Deadzone
Sinker: Deadzone
Cutter: Deadzone
This is from Max Bay's fantastic "expected movement" app that takes arm-angle and compares pitch movement to what batters expect from that pitch type.
Four-seamer: Deadzone
Sinker: Deadzone
Cutter: Deadzone
This is from Max Bay's fantastic "expected movement" app that takes arm-angle and compares pitch movement to what batters expect from that pitch type.
February 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Hunter Brown pitch movement:
Four-seamer: Deadzone
Sinker: Deadzone
Cutter: Deadzone
This is from Max Bay's fantastic "expected movement" app that takes arm-angle and compares pitch movement to what batters expect from that pitch type.
Four-seamer: Deadzone
Sinker: Deadzone
Cutter: Deadzone
This is from Max Bay's fantastic "expected movement" app that takes arm-angle and compares pitch movement to what batters expect from that pitch type.
Final score prediction
February 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Final score prediction
Paul Skenes' four-seamer has better movement than you think.
Fun with Max Bay's app on livestream.
Fun with Max Bay's app on livestream.
February 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Paul Skenes' four-seamer has better movement than you think.
Fun with Max Bay's app on livestream.
Fun with Max Bay's app on livestream.
Ten years to the day. Wow.
February 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Ten years to the day. Wow.
We have officially passed our #PitchCon goal of $10,000 raised to combat ALS!
INCREDIBLE!!!
Thank you all, so much. This community is the best.
We have the rest of Day 3 and all of Day 4 to soar past it. Let’s see how far we can get!
INCREDIBLE!!!
Thank you all, so much. This community is the best.
We have the rest of Day 3 and all of Day 4 to soar past it. Let’s see how far we can get!
February 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
We have officially passed our #PitchCon goal of $10,000 raised to combat ALS!
INCREDIBLE!!!
Thank you all, so much. This community is the best.
We have the rest of Day 3 and all of Day 4 to soar past it. Let’s see how far we can get!
INCREDIBLE!!!
Thank you all, so much. This community is the best.
We have the rest of Day 3 and all of Day 4 to soar past it. Let’s see how far we can get!
Our PLV Stuff model is more predictive of next year run value than run value itself
Watch more live right now with @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com at #PitchCon
Watch more live right now with @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com at #PitchCon
January 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Our PLV Stuff model is more predictive of next year run value than run value itself
Watch more live right now with @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com at #PitchCon
Watch more live right now with @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com at #PitchCon
The world if Jacob deGrom never got injured
January 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The world if Jacob deGrom never got injured
I'm getting pumped for #PitchCon 2025! Starts this Thursday, 1/30 @ 11:00am ET.
Pitcher List's sixth annual ALS fundraiser where we host baseball panels and presentations across FOUR DAYS.
Check out the full schedule below 👇
Which are you looking forward to the most?
Pitcher List's sixth annual ALS fundraiser where we host baseball panels and presentations across FOUR DAYS.
Check out the full schedule below 👇
Which are you looking forward to the most?
January 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I'm getting pumped for #PitchCon 2025! Starts this Thursday, 1/30 @ 11:00am ET.
Pitcher List's sixth annual ALS fundraiser where we host baseball panels and presentations across FOUR DAYS.
Check out the full schedule below 👇
Which are you looking forward to the most?
Pitcher List's sixth annual ALS fundraiser where we host baseball panels and presentations across FOUR DAYS.
Check out the full schedule below 👇
Which are you looking forward to the most?
I'm thrilled to announce that our annual ALS Fundraiser PITCHCON begins January 30th!
#PitchCon is a four-day online baseball conference hosting over 40 panels and presentations from 100+ baseball analysts. 44 Hours of baseball.
Here's what you can expect at PitchCon '25 🧵
#PitchCon is a four-day online baseball conference hosting over 40 panels and presentations from 100+ baseball analysts. 44 Hours of baseball.
Here's what you can expect at PitchCon '25 🧵
January 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I'm thrilled to announce that our annual ALS Fundraiser PITCHCON begins January 30th!
#PitchCon is a four-day online baseball conference hosting over 40 panels and presentations from 100+ baseball analysts. 44 Hours of baseball.
Here's what you can expect at PitchCon '25 🧵
#PitchCon is a four-day online baseball conference hosting over 40 panels and presentations from 100+ baseball analysts. 44 Hours of baseball.
Here's what you can expect at PitchCon '25 🧵