Kevin Gausman’s Historic 2022 Season is Confusing

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Жыл бұрын

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One day I was looking at some players' stats and I stumbled across Kevin Gausman's profile. This took me down a confusing rabbit hole that I still kinda don't understand. Kevin Gausman's 2022 season has started in a historic way, but it's simultaneously very confusing.
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@dstyer6128 Жыл бұрын

I'm an Oriole fan and it was just so frustrating watching such a talented guy struggle as much as he did for us. He'd look good and then throw a 5 or a 4.6 ERA season afterward. Always had nasty stuff, he went to another level with SF. It sucks watching these guys blow up when they leave, same thing with Arrieta.

@one-mangarageband70 Жыл бұрын

And Strop. And hellickson. And David Hernandez. And Dylan Bundy. And you could possibly make a Case for Koji Uehara and Alex Cobb, and for a few years there, fellow Oriole-Turned-Cub Jason Hammel. I don’t know if it’s rotten luck or they’re just lacking in the pitching development department, but man, they’ve missed so many times. Sad

@quintman15 Жыл бұрын

As a long time MN Twins fan, I feel the same way. It sucks watching players with potential never quite realize it until after they leave. David Ortiz, Aaron Hicks, Ryan Pressly, to name a few

@chuckdeuces911 Жыл бұрын

Orioles and Pirates have had so many studs come through that they could never get production out of then once they left they became beasts .

@chuckdeuces911 Жыл бұрын

@@quintman15 you guys have actually been really good with you people. Minnesota is one of the best. It's easy to look at the ones that got away but Minnesota is trouble this year..

@quintman15 Жыл бұрын

@@chuckdeuces911 oh of course I’m aware they’re doing well this year (though not without their issues), the problem I’m speaking to is a historical one. All of the players I cited left the Twins before 2018. Our farm and player development systems have been much more effective recently

@skrubgod Жыл бұрын

I was doing a bit of research on why the Giants' defense is the worst in MLB this year, especially with the defensive lineup not being too different from last year, and this video kinda explains it very well. The pitch selection from Gausman this year may be different but the philosophy is the same from when he was with the Giants: prevent barrels and produce low launch angles. Kinda seems like the kind of contact allowed that would result in this are balls that takes a lot of effort to field, especially with a velocity that allows balls to just land in no man's land. While yes this doesn't completely explain both the Giant's struggles on defense nor Gausman's season overall, I find the similarities between the two to not be a coincidence.

@AT2Productions Жыл бұрын

Just watched this after Gausman's start against the Red Sox, where the Jays hung a 28-spot against them. It was quite the game to watch.

@Bobtheglobb Жыл бұрын

I agree I haven’t even watched the video but very confusing season indeed.

@LouieOcean2 Жыл бұрын

Yes very confusing

@PYahWeh Жыл бұрын

Indeed, it looks very….peculiar 🤔

@nated4237 Жыл бұрын

As someone whos just now getting into watching mlb, why do you say that??

@Arden2000 Жыл бұрын

Super glad someone made a video like this. It was surprising to me how it felt like every baseball fan went to bat for Carlos Rodon as an all-star snub while not Gausman got no attention (despite the two having very similar numbers). Also, I've watched probably 80% of Blue Jay games so far this year so I knew about the high babip, team shift rate etc., but the batted ball stuff you featured in this video was new to me and super interesting. It's really impressive in general how you always find stuff to talk about that feels both fresh and engaging. Easily one of the top 3 baseball content creators on YT

@SportStorm23 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I really appreciate that!

@zlpatriot11 Жыл бұрын

Can you a video on how the Braves were struggling to get around .500 at the All Star Break only to win the World Series in 2021?

@SportStorm23 Жыл бұрын

It’s been on my list for a while. I think I’ll get around to it one day

@austinhawker4152 Жыл бұрын

this is amazing content. keep up the great work!

@ashwinkumarm6800 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video. The amount of research you would have to do for this video OMG. And nuanced understanding of the stats. Tips to Blue Jays: shift less when Gausman pitches and recruit Sportstorm😅

@SportStorm23 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@thatcanadianguy6966 Жыл бұрын

@@SportStorm23 a lot of the shifting that the jays do is 4 man outfield which they lead the mlb in

@bockstaboi6638 Жыл бұрын

@@thatcanadianguy6966 there is no need for a 4 man outfield when gausman is on the mound due to Weak contact he gives up

@lukecanning94 Жыл бұрын

The shift is so shit both ways. When you’re hitting you hate the shift and yet when you’re pitching with the shift you also hate it. Cant wait for it to be taken out of the game no matter the controversy it’ll ultimately cause

@dylanashe3659 Жыл бұрын

As a Giants fan, I love that Gausman has continued to find success and make history (in albeit a very selective way). One of my favorite players and a truely memorable Forever Giant

@rhyde Жыл бұрын

The quality is so good in these videos, you could make a video about fire hydrants and I’d watch the whole way through.

@blakethetank Жыл бұрын

first time viewer here and gotta say you you did an amazing job with this video - great topic great analysis!

@samharkness8861 Жыл бұрын

Cool video! A bunch of strange stats going on with Gausman, thanks for sharing!

@SportStorm23 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@lukasnoecker9873 Жыл бұрын

Great research here very well made

@ethandonoho2431 Жыл бұрын

Great vid!! I love getting in the weeds with stats. Instant sub!

@SportStorm23 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@sonnymarsh2260 Жыл бұрын

If he gets the job done then so be it, as long as runs don’t cross the plate! He’s great from the stretch & getting guys out when it matters most, at least in recent history, but he’s been balling since I started watching him in college at LSU. He’s always had great stuff. In college, he had what he considered a 1-seam fastball.

@Flowerz__ Жыл бұрын

This is such an excellent video. Thank you.

@danielbergks Жыл бұрын

Do you think this could be due to batting approach? Would be interesting to look at count breakouts. With only two pitches that are thrown relatively hard, maybe it's easier to flare the ball or just slap it up the middle or the opposite field.

@CRM1299 Жыл бұрын

This vid is awesome, really great work. Subbed

@SportStorm23 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ethanstein42 Жыл бұрын

You should do a video next on Sandy Alcantara's season too, the kid is a beast.

@samsonfolk2946 Жыл бұрын

Great video, with awesome research. Blake Murphy's baseball show in Toronto did a deep dive on this a little while back and they found that the shift + players sitting back on the splitter/fastball break meant players were going the other way a lot. They've actually stopped shifting behind Gausman now! Really interested to see how this shakes out the rest of the season.

@SportStorm23 Жыл бұрын

That’s very interesting, definitely makes sense

@AndThatsBaseball Жыл бұрын

Great vid, thanks for the shoutout! I've gotta talk about Gausman briefly in my next video so I'm definitely gonna be citing stats from here

@BaseballAF Жыл бұрын

I love the fact that baseball can be around for as long as it has been, and we can still see something every year that has never happened before. Good stuff!

@Blackmallowtube Жыл бұрын

Most comparisons are between full seasons vs up-until-now anomalies. Regression to the mean will probably happen and things will become less extreme for Gausman (like the Blue Jays not using the shift anymore with him pitching, as an example). That being said, we are 2/3s of the season through...

@ihatesnowflakes2537 Жыл бұрын

Problem with relying on your splitter is you just gotta lay off the low pitches to avoid it and look for the fastball. Pete walker has got kevin using the 4 seam low to try and confuse hitters mixing the changeup in aswell here and there i think if he used his slider once in a bit too he would be ok hes gonna have a good season i really believe

@haroldrandall7942 Жыл бұрын

baseball is like my 2nd or 3rd favorite sport and have just become familiar with *some* of the stats and this video made me realize just how deep it goes. I had to pause and rewind so many times that I turned a 12 minute video into a 45 minute experience. I believe it is a good thing to have all these different stats, and its just fun. But i couldnt help but think of the line "if you have 2 of something (stats in this case) do you really have 1?"

@justindale30 Жыл бұрын

you make great content and your one of my favorite creators

@SportStorm23 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@justindale30 Жыл бұрын

@@SportStorm23 omg you replied

@Keevo39 Жыл бұрын

I'd imagine it also has to do a lot with his pitching approach. He's probably ok with giving up singles, as a team would usually need 3 in one inning to score a run. The low walk rate may also contribute to batters knowing they can swing more freely on pitchers counts, leading to increased flare hits.

@CharmCityGamer Жыл бұрын

With Gausman you can describe him in 2 words: Russian Roulette.

@shyrickman3289 Жыл бұрын

Perfect video for a lunch break

@NighthawkScope Жыл бұрын

Very interesting video. Seems to me like the shift along with Gausman using two pitches that drop (split and change) allow him to both induce less than solid contact while finding holes through the infield. In addition, the split and change keep HR and fly balls low which contributes to his ability to leave runners on base when they do get on. Idk, those numbers are really interesting though.

@PYahWeh Жыл бұрын

Goodluck to him when they ban the shift in a couple of seasons…

@butchyboxer Жыл бұрын

as someone who was at that game in cleveland, the opening clip broke my heart

@anthonyechiu Жыл бұрын

same thing happened the second half of last year when he was with the giants. just sucks, he’s elite but he’s so unlucky

@911ragdoll Жыл бұрын

Yea last year I always got nervous when he started with the giants. Some days he was good and some days he was pitching batting practice

@michaelbaucom4019 Жыл бұрын

He's giving flares/Texas leaguers at an unreal rate then...or weak grounders that would be outs if THE SHIFT WAS NOT BEING USED...

@qfmarsh64 Жыл бұрын

It really makes sense, though. Don't give up instant runs via the long ball, don't put extra men on by walking, and make teams stack up two or even three cheap hits together to score.

@TheSportsLot Жыл бұрын

Fascinating video

@Flowerz__ Жыл бұрын

That’s baseball baby -Charlie Kelly

@graybeckman9768 Жыл бұрын

Seems Max Fried is hovering around similar areas to Gausman when it comes to weak contact, pretty good.

@heyyopjwilliams2376 Жыл бұрын

I think it’s the pitch selection. Sinker seems like the perfect looping hit to the outfield.

@marcusbluesteen7231 Жыл бұрын

For the quality of videos you’re putting out you deserve to be getting way more views and have so many more subscribers. Keep up the great work you’re one of my favorite youtubers on this platform💪

@XxCobraKlutchxX Жыл бұрын

Shift ban will probably make Gausman very dangerous next year as most hits on Gausman this year were on shift defense.

@KneeDeep2231 Жыл бұрын

Add this video to the list on why baseball is strangely beautiful

@jonbolin344 Жыл бұрын

great video. loved this. gausman is one of the most interesting stories in baseball right now.

@SportStorm23 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm very interested to see how Gausman ends this season

@jonbolin344 Жыл бұрын

@@SportStorm23 yeah me too. I’m a Braves fan so to see he go from being so bad he was placed on waivers to cy young finalist in no time is so crazy

@CadChamberlain Жыл бұрын

His babip being so high is probably due to his splitter and the new baseballs. Balls are deader now so they arent flying as far and his splitter is getting hit hard but not clean.

@billnye1329 Жыл бұрын

Corbin Burnes did this last year but by a less inning but ok lol

@rjcraig6302 Жыл бұрын

As a baseball fan, I really appreciate your channel and its content. But will you ever go back to covering other sports like nfl, nba, or even nhl? You’ve made videos about football and basketball before, so I’m wondering if we’ll ever get that content again.

@SportStorm23 Жыл бұрын

I’m sure I’ll make some vids on other sports at some point. I nearly made a soccer vid at the end of last year but I scrapped it.

@eshep71 Жыл бұрын

2 jays in the top 5 of babip. Jays shift more than anyone too, that's likely part of it

@eshep71 Жыл бұрын

Nm, you mentioned it haha

@bockstaboi6638 Жыл бұрын

It’s stupid Montoyo’s game plan lol. Glad they fired him

@eshep71 Жыл бұрын

@@bockstaboi6638 Schneider is vlad's guy. Pitched to him at the derby when he crushed 90+

@a17yearoldonyoutubeluigi Жыл бұрын

I’m a Jays fan, and I was upset at this team, until last night.

@CT-pz8kn Жыл бұрын

Jays in the playoffs will do some damage. Gausman Manoah Berrios.

@jeremyl2594 Жыл бұрын

My friends and I are Reds fan and we STILL talk aboot releasing him! His numbers out of the pen weren't bad especially considering the abysmal relief work we've come to expect in Cincinnati. Just another in a series of bad moved by this front office....

@JoseTorres-ev9jx Жыл бұрын

Make a video on how Clay Holmes became a legend in 1 year

@Migs1025 Жыл бұрын

Do a follow up video from the angels historical downfall too where they legitimate only win when ohtani pitches

@jonathanleshko Жыл бұрын

He’s a great pitcher, just unlucky IMO

@b1foschiefs Жыл бұрын

Watching his games he gets a lot of balls hit where they ain’t, and they’re not hard hit balls, and Bo Bichette sucks on top of that. He also had a couple of starts in a row where the opponent was spitting on the split, almost as if they knew it was coming, it started with the Twins and the next few teams gave him some troubles too though he seems to have worked through that, but I wonder how much those 2 or 3 games factored into those numbers?

@joelsittler6997 Жыл бұрын

Great time to be a Jays fan

@TheCleanupHitter Жыл бұрын

once you said BABIP i knew i was deep in the baseball rabbit hole

@Entername-md1ev Жыл бұрын

Simplest way to put it. He’ll allow hits but he rarely ever allows consecutive hits and since he doesn’t walk people or allow homers, he doesn’t give up much runs

@poocrafter2 Жыл бұрын

Let's not quickly overlook Big Dumper being the one to break the Homerless streak. Also where's that Mariners video that was mentioned to be in the works back when the Blue Jays video about them missing the playoffs came out?

@SportStorm23 Жыл бұрын

Honestly I don’t think I ever started on it. I’ll wait to see how they perform for the rest of the season

@wizard-kk9bc Жыл бұрын

I wish SF coulda kept him. Dudes a beast

@youraverageguy7842 Жыл бұрын

I feel like watching this Iv'e found a pitcher this year who defies stats like that srs vid on that Met's reliever he does and doesn't make sense i looked at his hit percentages and he had a Line Drive% of 28 and a Flyball% of 24 but had a groundball% of 41 which blows my mind it feels like hes a great pitcher not because he fools hitters but because he controls hitters and just makes them bloop the ball and just forces them to swing at terrible balls and keep them inside the yard but when he needs to he shuts them all down

@PYahWeh Жыл бұрын

10:13 with this list .. somebody screenshot this! - I’m predicting Clayton Kershaw will retire on a high note and leave the season they ban the shift. Whether 2023 or 2024 I forget what year they said they’ll do it but he’s donezo.

@deandrep4273 Жыл бұрын

sheesh that one championship season saved corbin… he is at the top of every stat you DONT wanna be 😂

@USALeonHeart Жыл бұрын

Putting up Cy Young stats is pretty insane considering it's been 120 years.

@Improudofyou37 Жыл бұрын

He's like a fine cheese or wine. He only gets better over time.

@pyrel Жыл бұрын

How many of those flairs are on 2 strike counts compared to everyone else? Might just be the case that people have found that they can just sit back on 2 strike counts and just put bat to ball, and Gausman hasn't made an adjustment(maybe being predictable with splitters on 2k? Who knows)

@SportStorm23 Жыл бұрын

that's definitely something to look into

@cripwalklover8380 Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget how he introduced Manoah to his 2 seam fastball. Now Manoah is easily the ace of the Jays and the two seam is his strikeout pitch.

@bryantsteury8910 Жыл бұрын

"Not since Happy Finneran...."

@Iamcg3 Жыл бұрын

Great pitchers are capable of 2 or 3 dominant years. Exceptional pitchers are consistently dominant. Gausman is a great pitcher.

@willm3027 Жыл бұрын

Nice argument

@bockstaboi6638 Жыл бұрын

@@willm3027 are you saying gausman is not dominant. Because he has been.

@willm3027 Жыл бұрын

@@bockstaboi6638 I’m not saying I agree, I just like his argument. It’s neither right or wrong.

@TheGuitologist Жыл бұрын

So this means the Blue Jays’ defensive positioning is bad.

@MarcusTheHeard19 Жыл бұрын

So in short, he allows alot of soft hits but not many runs, and has great pitch control.

@yankeesforlife24 Жыл бұрын

This is exactly why I take many advanced analytics with a grain of salt. They were arbitrary created. I am all for advanced stats but they don’t mean everything

@JonPITBZN Жыл бұрын

Kevin "Tungsten Arm"' Gausman

@LayzCamperr Жыл бұрын

eh just give him the cy young already :D

@staciemohler4624 Жыл бұрын

10:38 that's weird had a average .030 higher but a OPS .011 lower

@bockstaboi6638 Жыл бұрын

Lack of home runs and extra base hits against gausman this season. Hitters only get weak singles off of him leading to low slugging percentages

@smallss7197 Жыл бұрын

Bruh, a ball hit at 102 is considered flared???

@bockstaboi6638 Жыл бұрын

It has to do with where the ball hit the bat

@shyonjohnson8660 Жыл бұрын

Why couldn’t he do this with the Gaints

@imbringingchili3022 Жыл бұрын

Is this mikeb1129

@oomsa Жыл бұрын

So your telling me this is why the blue Jays fires montoyo. Terrible defense

@markhemsworth2670 Жыл бұрын

He had a few bad games, but mostly he has been great. Guess the Jays should stop using the shift on right handed batters while Gausman is pitching...

@ericevans7741 Жыл бұрын

i'm a simple man i see GASman i press like

@histo_playz4801 Жыл бұрын

As a jays fan the record is not so pretty its because the times gausman is pitching the runsuport is not there

@bockstaboi6638 Жыл бұрын

For some reason when berrios pitches the offense decides to wake up to bail him out. Then when gausman starts the offense is sleepy lol

@histo_playz4801 Жыл бұрын

@@bockstaboi6638 Agreed

@raven9086 Жыл бұрын

Giants legend

@Nappyboy0805 Жыл бұрын

Is it me or does he sound like MatPat???? (Film Theory, Game Theory)

@jonathanmueller8257 Жыл бұрын

my biggest takeaway is that patrick corbin is not what he used to be

@refusetolose05 Жыл бұрын

It has all of your notifications muted. Says I can't change it because it's " content made of children ".

@bryanmcguire6828 Жыл бұрын

Lemme tell ya. As a blue Jays fan. It ain't the defense. Those boys are fucking good

@WhatHappenedtoBaseball Жыл бұрын

It’s shocking Gausman’s ERA is where it is despite that awful BABIP Edit: lol and you mentioned that the moment I hit enter

@chuckdeuces911 Жыл бұрын

It just means he's been unlucky and that should regulate itself. Plus it seemed that he was tipping pitches for 4 games or so.. He got blown up for a few and regained his form against Bos.. that's why the numbers are inflated

@chuckdeuces911 Жыл бұрын

ERA is not a great stat anymore

@PYahWeh Жыл бұрын

So…Kevin Gausman is the most hittable ace in MLB history (and it’s not as bad as it sounds). Sounds about right for a product of the Orioles organization. 💪🏽

@momsnewboyfriend6183 Жыл бұрын

Gausgod

@nicholasaustin2717 Жыл бұрын

78 years is 3/4 of a century.

@adizzmal Жыл бұрын

Who is sigh yonge? Edit: cy young award was referenced, so this joke isn’t as funny as it was in my head before.

@StillProtesting Жыл бұрын

Um.... there was someone right behind him at 30 IP in 2014. So, no. that's inaccurate.

@noahduchesne6419 Жыл бұрын

Are you illterate or the guy that was there isnt top 10 anymore

@noahduchesne6419 Жыл бұрын

And he wasnt at 30 IP

@StillProtesting Жыл бұрын

@@noahduchesne6419 Tim Hudson was #9 brainiac! He did say "ahead of Gausman, meaning more innings pitched than Gausman. But to suggest nobody had done 30 IP and 0 walks in a long time just isnt factual as Hudson did it 8 years ago.

@wildvideos2000 Жыл бұрын

He is on my fantasy team and he does absolutely terrible then he does amazing a couple games later then back to trash then amazing again

@Pickle_Nut1 Жыл бұрын

Joe mantiply has only 2 walks and 38 Ks

@mewisgoated234 Жыл бұрын

gausman is great

@davidrobertson4010 Жыл бұрын

As a orioles fan this video pains me

@kenneth.hilliard Жыл бұрын

Geaux Tigers

@charliedoesstuff1379 Жыл бұрын

@internetexplorer9990 Жыл бұрын

He got MLB The Showed

@ebscoHOSTpub Жыл бұрын

Send this video to the BLUE JAYS FRONT OFFICE. STOP SHIFTING

@bobdingle2539 Жыл бұрын

I came here as an orioles fan and I'm not even going to watch the video. What I will tell you is it's not confusing. Gausman was an orioles pitching prospect. The orioles don't develop pitchers. See Jake Arrieta. Have a good day everyone.