08/27/2016: … July 23, 2016: Pittsburgh Pirates recalled RHP Tyler Glasnow from Indianapolis Indians. RotoWire News: Glasnow allowed two earned runs on two hits and three walks while striking out eight across 5.2 innings Wednesday against the Yankees. A weird, whacky, game concludes the Citrus Series for 2020Rays trade DH Jose Martinez to Cubs, promote Randy ArozarenaWhat does the Brett Phillips acquisition mean for the Rays?In return the Rays will send Top-30 prospect RHP Riley O’Brien Pittsburgh Pirates activated RHP Tyler Glasnow from the 15-day disabled list. He did not factor into the decision. Tyler Glasnow. Position: Pitcher Bats: Left • Throws: Right 6-8, 225lb (203cm, 102kg) .
Opposing hitters will no longer be able to guess the pitch, as Glasnow now sets his glove at the same spot just below the Rays logo on his jersey.After watching every pitch thrown by Glasnow over his last few starts, I can attest that the glove placement has been consistent across every pitch, which means the issue of pitch tipping might finally be over.Now it’s just staying the course with the adjustments made, and hoping for a much better second-half of this short season for Glasnow. For fastballs, he would set his glove up higher than he would for curveballs. Fortunately, after six starts in the 2020 season, Glasnow appears to have eliminated any signs of pitch tipping in addition to making changes to his motions on the mound.To get an idea of what has been eliminated, let's first look at what the issue was initially. While the start against Boston may have been his worst of the season, he could have very well used it to adjust to the changes made, as he’s been much better in his two starts since.
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TB 12 MIA 7: Home Run Derby and Spring Training all in one! Tyler Glasnow struck out a career-high 13 batters over seven innings, and Hunter Renfroe and Manuel Margot hit consecutive homers in the Tampa Bay Rays' 4-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Fla. Glasnow (1-1) turned in his best appearance through six starts this year, going a season-high seven innings and yielding two runs on five hits and one walk.
Visually, let's look at that below.While we thought this was an issue that might have been mitigated during the offseason, this same tipping issue was prevalent during Spring Training as well, with his glove positioning while getting set still tipping pitches.So, now that the 2020 season is underway, how has Glasnow adjusted? All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Latest on Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN Glasnow had a tendency of showing the hitter what pitch he was likely to throw based on the positioning of his glove when he got set before a pitch. We present them here for purely educational purposes. That brings us to Glasnow’s most important change: his glove placement. Many thanks to him.
When we last checked in on Tyler Glasnow, he was still tipping his pitches during Spring Training after doing so in Game 5 of the 2019 ALDS. Tyler Glasnow roster status changed by Pittsburgh Pirates. Team: Tampa Bay Rays (majors) Born: August 23, 1993 in Newhall, CA us Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 5th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from William S. Hart HS (Santa Clarita, CA).. High School: William S. Hart HS (Santa Clarita, CA) Well, when the Rays were in New York early in the season, there was a very strong feeling that the Yankees thought they knew what pitch Glasnow was about to throw, as the New York hitters seemed to time their swings based on the positioning of his glove. After two starts without tipping, Glasnow may have sorted things out. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Placed high, sit heat, placed low, sit back.Fortunately, Glasnow adjusted and threw different pitches regardless of which glove placement he was using, so for at least then, it seemed like he was aware of the issue and adjusted mid-game.But having different set-points and throwing different pitches out of the glove would not be the final solution.
(8/19/2020) Before we talk about the most recent change, let’s look at what Glasnow has eliminated altogether from his pre-pitch routine.Prior to getting set last season, and even in his first few starts this season, Glasnow would do a (forgive me) oompa-loompa-esque squat, regardless of if there were runners on or not.As you’ll see in this next GIF, that motion has been completely eliminated (and has been since Glasnow’s August 13th start against the Boston Red Sox where Glasnow’s delivery was all over the place.