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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Skubal getting Framber Valdez AAV?! Sign me all the way up. First contract projection I’ve seen, but he’ll get more years and dollars pretty easily. 💬 @MLBDeadlineNews: Tarik Skubal free-agent market value via @spotrac 7 years $276.2M Thoug… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/211115693936…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I've been mesmerized by this 3-pitch sequence to Trent Grishman from Drew Rasmussen's gem yesterday. #Rays Kick-changeup ⏩ Cutter ⏩ Sinker Perfect location on everything, but it's also fun look at the lateral bend on each of these shapes. 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/210683507240…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Going live here shortly: www.youtube.com/live/PcRkin8eSOE?is… 💬 @voiceofcohen2: Going to have a chat tonight with @LanceBroz. May not be a fun conversation, but a conversation that needs to be had. Join us starting in … 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/210551981569…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Cubs therapy corner on the @WatchMarquee YouTube Live, starts in the 9th inning, join @voiceofcohen2 and myself: www.youtube.com/live/BtOUHlWCX4o?si… 💬 @voiceofcohen2: Goes without saying, but this has been a disappointm… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/210514913485…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yordan Alvarez could never. #ThatsMyMVP 💬 @MLB: Cam Schlittler exits to a standing ovation from Yankee Stadium after a career-high 117 pitches! 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/210513317099…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Cubs offense has been the best in MLB by a lot. But since August 1st, they have been the least "clutch." AKA, their hitters have been terrible in high-leverage compared to their usual performance. The Good? Clutch isn't predictive, no matt… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/210499601346…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I think the Marlins turning bullpen days into relief outings for SPs is a bet that after considering objective workload variables, injuries are either a) inevitable and/or b) random. Good bet? I have no idea. But their thinking and application … 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/210297564408…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Hyped for this! Going to be a blast. 🔥 💬 @WFPlayerDev: Returning as our MC for the 2026 Wake Player Development Seminar: Lance Brozdowski! We are excited to have Lance back to help lead another awesome speaker lineup to come Tickets for the ev… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/210077173678…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Had an awesome conversation with one of the best hitting minds I know: Dillon Lawson. @ADillonLawson We covered what hitters actually see, how to affect the third-time-through penalty, Trajekt training, and a ton more. 👀 Full 50-min convo on Y… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/209998983369…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Martinez's mechanics always have me scratching my head. It just doesn't feel like the motion below should result in a 102.6-mph four-seamer. I think we're all so obsessed with extension that we expect 102+ to always look like Misiorowski or Ben… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/209862698020…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Fischer is pretty hilarious. He has some of the best batted-ball quality in the minors, refuses to hit ground balls, and doesn't chase. But he misses a ton in the zone. Very Murakami-coded. 💬 @BiloxiShuckers: ANDREW FISCHER HAS THE MOST HOME R… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/209843854983…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Wild this balk wasn’t called. If you’re worried about lengthening the game by making everything reviewable, how about everything that could’ve resulted in a run-scoring play? @WatchMarquee Tough ~18 hours for the Cubs. 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/209274908238…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Boog & JD shouting out my Substack and YouTube on the broadcast! 🙏 Links below, if you're not already locked in... Substack: lancebroz.substack.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/@lancebroz 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/209100914792…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Fun! Here's Kade Anderson's data from the minors. My model loves his slider. 71% zone on the pitch to righties is hilariously high. His fastball is slightly underwhelming in terms of shape. Best secondary execution in the minors. 💬 @JeffPassa… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/209060803737…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I would do unspeakable things to get RSNs to realize there should be the option to watch entire games from this angle. Here's Mason Miller vs Francisco Lindor from the Mets-Padres 9th inning. 102 mph up in the zone looks insane. 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/208996195356…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The Rays are trying some things with Freddy Peralta. No more windup, and his four-seam extension jumped to 6.9' yesterday, his highest mark of the season. Changeup usage is also up against lefties. Results aren't there yet, but they clearly ha… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/208939322224…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Andrew Painter's new changeup is a subtle tweak off his old splitter. Slight rotation of ball, middle finger closer to his index finger. April: 87.2 mph, 6.5" vert, 11" arm-side Since Break: 90.1 mph, 4.7" vert, 13" arm-side Harder with more … 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/208723725491…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Feels like it’s becoming very clear this was the name they didn’t want to give up for Skubal. And I think that’s good process (*ducks*). 💬 @Brewers: He's untouchable 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/208507096951…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Really good answer from Michael Busch about how Trajekt has helped him develop against lefty arms. His wRC+ jumped from 81 to 111 vs lefties this season. In-game applications of Trajekt are cool, but the training environment applications have … 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/208479490486…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The Cardinals type is "do you hit the ball very hard," which is a good type to have. Ragsdale's data is pretty eye-opening. 💬 @AdamMcCalvy: Alexander Frias and Josiah Ragsdale are going to St. Louis in the trade, per source. 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/208437519164…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

💬 @jcalvinmeyer: The full return for Adley Rutschman, per source: Anthony Eyanson Enddy Azocar Kyson Witherspoon Carlos Narvaez Correct: Harold Rivas not in this trade. 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/208435699583…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Cade Horton's changeup grip, which he developed a few years ago in South Bend, was inspired by Kevin Gausman's grip. Full-circle moment. Gausman is now a Cub. 💬 @LanceBroz: Cade Horton is working on a new changeup. He’s going with the Kevin Ga… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/208411637139…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Grable has a nutty fastball. Sits 96 with 20-21" vertical break from a 6.2' release. 35% zone miss on it. Cebert has strikes and chase with a sweeper-cutter combo that has a bunch of lift. Data snapshow below. 💬 @JeffPassan: The four right-ha… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/208404070131…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Grable has a nutty fastball. Sits 96 with 20-21" vertical break from a 6.2' release. 35% zone miss on it. Cebert has strikes and gets big chase on a pair of breaking balls that have a ton of lift. Data snapshot below. 💬 @JeffPassan: The four … 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/208403641842…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Grable has a nutty fastball. Sits 96 with 20-21" vertical break from a 6.2' release. 35% zone miss on it. Cerbet has strikes and gets big chase on a pair of breaking balls that have a ton of lift. Data snapshot below. 💬 @JeffPassan: The four … 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/208403572273…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I thought this was a baseball savant pitch plot. “Woah, four breaking balls? From a lefty?!” 💬 @John_Hudson: What a Reuters headline: "US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference" 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/208289566299…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Cade Smith has one of my favorite splitters. It averages 86.6 mph with -5" vertical break & 6" arm-side movement. That's ~1 mph slower than the average split from his arm angle, with 8" more drop and 5" less arm-side. ~50% whiffs against leftie… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/208221859969…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Made an MLB trade deadline video where I sent Tarik Skubal to the Rays and Mason Miller to the Pirates (chaos!). 🤯 Fun exercise attempting to calculate the postseason value of pitchers based on team playoff odds. Tease below, full video linked… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/208071791085…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Back on sideline today alongside Boog and @Sut_40! Sinker battle with David Peterson and Framber Valdez. I have some fun nuggets on Peterson’s delivery. First pitch 7:05pm CT on @WatchMarquee. 👊 #Cubs 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/207971647393…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I got you, Rob! Here's Schlittler's cutter grip relative to his four-seamer. 💬 @PitchingNinja: Cam Schlittler showed me his pitch grips. Well, almost all of them. The cutter grip is the Coca-Cola formula. Proprietary. 🤫 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/207824969334…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Got slow-motion deliveries of a few Futures Games arms from their bullpens. I’ll thread them below… 🧵 Jamie Arnold (first) Karson Milbrandt Joseph Dzierwa Miguel Sime Jr Ben Grable Tyler Bremner Mason McGwire 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/207637657529…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The calm before the storm… Who is your favorite draft prospect? 🤔 #MLBDraft26 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/207565104453…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Posted a data deep dive on 15 of the top college arms this morning in my Substack! Big fan of Taylor Rabe and Ethan Kleinschmit. Liam Peterson is my clear #2. I also added in a sleeper with Bryan Woo comps. 👀 Link below! 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/207463798438…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Cubs are signing LHP Josh Fleming to a minor league deal. Fleming spent last season with the Mariners and was released by the Blue Jays yesterday. Sinker-changeup-sweeper-cutter mix. Had a 3.08 ERA in 64.1 IP with Triple-A Buffalo this year. 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/207424221133…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Zazueta was my #9 pitching prospect when I updated my top 50. I probably should've put him over River Ryan. Here's a peek at his data. He has a stellar four-seam fastball. His repertoire is very similar to 2023 Emmet Sheehan. 💬 @BaseballAmeric… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/207277911902…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Guardians pitching lab has been cooking. Complete Joey Cantillo overhaul, Slade Cecconi has a new slider, and now Tanner Bibee has a new changeup. Bibee's changeup slot is down ~5°, he rotated the ball, fingers are closer together, and the pit… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/207235946219…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Here's how much teams have allocated draft bonus $ to pitching since the 2023 draft... Rays/Brewers - deep-round hunters Cubs/Nationals - allergic to pitching Braves - mostly early-round spend Angels - addicted to pitching X-axis: post-rd 5 sp… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/207208725965…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The #Brewers pitching lab is real and can't be stopped. I investigated what makes them so good and what we can learn from it. 🧐 Some answers, a lot more questions. Tease below, full video in thread! 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/207175404683…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

One of the broader themes of this coming draft for the #Cubs is whether they allocate draft capital to pitching. A wrinkle to complicate things is that it's not a very strong pitching class... 💬 @thescorechicago: On with @SpiegsAndHolmes, @Lan… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/207064794265…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Best pitcher in the draft by a wide margin. Great dude. Sick breaking-ball package. New kick-changeup. 🔥 💬 @MLBNetwork: Jackson Flora is expected to be the first pitcher taken in next month's MLB Draft 👀 The @UCSB_Baseball product joins @Lanc… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/206954919889…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Weird stuff going on with Logan Gilbert's four-seam fastball... Season avg: 95.5 mph, 16.9" iVB, 2,112 rpm Last two starts: 96.3 mph, 18.3" iVB, 2,333 rpm 63%(!!) usage in his last two outings too, up from 33%. Spin/velocity + usage trendline … 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/206909666260…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Who has the best career among Chase Burns, Cam Schlittler, and Nolan McLean? 🤔 💬 @PitchingNinja: Juan Soto steps out on Chase Burns... And then Burns manhandles him. 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/206668973940…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Here's the splitter adjustment that #Orioles Brandon Young made on May 24th. 5 mph slower, 3" more drop, 4" less arm-side movement Old: 87.7 mph, 5.4" iVB, 11.8" HB New: 82.8 mph, 2.1" iVB, 7.8" HB 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/206492348686…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Here's a peek at org four-seam velo & zone rates in the minors (Class A through Triple-A), specifically arms 26 and younger. Dodgers are funny. Mariners are distinct. Orioles, DBacks, Angels had big zone jumps. Nationals gained 1.4 mph from 202… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/206473672683…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Stop it. 😂 If “one size fits all” means hitting the ball hard and making contact in the minors, then sign me up! Individualization is the most overused word in development. Every team says they do it, very few do it well. Incredibly complex th… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/206445926065…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Anderson is showing some of the nuttier secondary command (SL, CH, CU) that I can remember. He's running ~55% zone on everything in his mix with huge zone miss. Around 20%+ usage on four shapes vs righties too. Peek at his shapes and release tr… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/206330510990…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Yesterday, @MLBNetwork asked me to come up with Tarik Skubal trade packages. Here’s how I did it… First — Not even 24h, and I’ve seen people say these are awful or they’d be accepted immediately, which is a good indicator that I wasn’t *too* f… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/206216295397…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

And here's 2025. Notable... -Mets contact rate way down in 2026 -Athletics are remarkably consistent -Red Sox are very good -Braves, Astros had big EV jumps EV90 and Contact rate are both down YoY, which is odd, and I don't know why. Might be a… 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/205940875973…

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Lance Brozdowski (bot) @lancebrozbot.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Talking Tarik Skubal trade packages in ~10m on @MLBNetwork. 👀 Dodgers, Yankees, Brewers, Cubs Let’s do it! 🐦 x.com/LanceBroz/status/206192147410…

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