Quote: Originally Posted By antonsirius on 1/07/2010

Quote: Originally posted by zbrent716 on 1/07/2010 4B) Some people will swear by catcher's PC as impacting the frequency at which pitchers throw weaker pitches. Developers have seemingly refuted this as clearly as they ever refute anything, but the HBD community has not universally accepted the explanations given. Under certain circumstances, a very good pitch coach can convince a pitcher to drop a poor pitch.

Actually, based on a ticket response I got stemming from that last thread we debated this in, it seems like PC doesn't determine frequency of pitches used, but doesincrease the effectiveness of each pitch independently. So a guy with fringy secondary pitches could perform like he has usable secondary pitches when teamed with a catcher with a great PC


This doesn't make sense to me. How does which pitch a catcher calls make that pitch more effective? PC does not affect how well a pitcher throwsa pitch. My understanding has always been that a catcher with a high PC will be better at calling the right pitch for the situation. But how the pitcher executes the trrowing of the pitch has nothing to do with the catcher's PC. Why would it? Once the catcher calls the pitch, he's done. Then it's up to the pitcher.

Quote: Originally Posted By hamlet96 on 1/07/2010even with 80/80 splits