What is happening? Welcome to the PlusPitch Podcast. You're more pitching podcast from Petterlist.com.

My name is Nick Pollock. Today we're going to talk about the Los Angeles Angels.

And of course, that starts with Reed Detmers. Is this going to be the third year in a row that I am in on Reed Detmer's?

No. I'm so sorry. I really wish I were.

But I, there's so many reasons why not.

One, we saw the fast velocity increase last year and then dropped down as the season went on.

And even when it was at a higher level, he goes upstairs where the angus does not have the pitch shape that you want.

It's okay, but it actually

dropped in swing strike rate despite the increased velocity to just 10%, despite having 87th percent

high location. So think about that. You got increased velocity. You got the locations that

you want, and you still had a 10% swing strike rate on that four seamer.

So that's not good for redemers.

The slider that I get excited about, um, he featured 32% of the time in 2020.

Has a 19% swing strike, which is good, but it gets destroyed.

11th percentile ICR is just not good, a 46% rate that is, oh my gosh, and just does not get

called strikes.

So that's a terrible combination.

The curveball isn't really a consistent offering.

It can be at times, not really.

And overall, I see someone who does not have the overpowering fast, but you want

inconsistent slider, and then a curveball that is good, but not really enough. Also, the

angels got rid of Buddy Carlisle, the one guy who fixed Debtmers in the middle of 2022. It just

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