TiltValue Leaderboard 5/21

We went over the offensive side yesterday with HitTilt+ and today we’ll go over the pitching side of things.

The TiltValue leaderboard consists of over 600 pitchers who are qualified and meet the criteria of a minimum of 15 IP, 2 games started, and aged 26 or younger.

I’ll post the link to my Tableau sheet at the end of this post. But first, let’s go over another threshold.

Here are pitchers with a minimum of 15IP, 1 GS, and are aged 26 or younger with at least a 16.25% SwStr% (Ranked in order of their TiltValue):

There are only 48 pitchers who qualify to meet the specific criteria. The top consists of several pop-up arms this year and who I’ve written about in prior posts.

Edgardo Henriquez is a name that is popping up and is someone to keep an eye on. He’s been hitting triple digits with his fastball and has a 47.5% K rate. He hasn’t thrown more than 2 innings in any outing thus far, but the fastball alone is electric and a high-leverage arm or shutdown closer looks to be his calling. In his High-A debut, he sat 99-101 and topped out at 102 mph. He also flashed a tight slider which sat around 91-92 and looks to be another nasty offering. Dare I say, we’re looking at a potential fast climber who can be in the Dodgers bullpen by the end of the year or sometime next year.

It wouldn’t surprise me to see the Dodgers develop him further and I wouldn’t completely rule out a future as a starter (He does have a changeup and a curve, after all). Wilder things have happened, though his immediate future is likely in the bullpen, and rightfully so.

I’m monitoring Henriquez as a potential elite bullpen arm who likely has an immediate impact upon call-up — and the cost won’t be as reflective as some of the elite RP you have to pay up for. I think his ceiling can be one of the top closers in the game. Keep an eye out.