Back in my day, hitters were barely hitting .220 against splitters and cutters, but the best ones had a secret. They were studying pitchers’ grips and release points before they even stepped in the box. Some even tracked how a pitcher’s arm slot changed between fastballs and offspeed pitches to pick up early cues. That’s easier to do today with Trajekt. #MLB #BaseballAnalysis #HittingTips #PitchRecognition #BattingStrategy In 2016, batters hit just .216 against splitters and .213 against cutters, showing how dominant these pitches were. Kevin Gausman’s splitter had 4% more depth and 17% more arm-side run than others, making it even harder to hit. Felix Bautista’s splitter in 2022 held batters to a .087 average with a 53.3% whiff rate, showing how lethal the pitch remained. Splitter usage reached its highest rate in the pitch-tracking era in 2023, proving its growing influence. Advanced pitch tracking like Statcast, introduced in 2015, gave hitters more tools to adjust to these ...