Matt Pepin
@matthewpepin_
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@CoastalBaseball - Director of Analytics @USABaseballCNT - Bench Coach
Joined May 2014
A team is going to get a steal with @teddy_sharkey, nasty stuff, results and a true competitor. Real leader as well. #MLBDraft
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Can’t thank Kevin Schnall enough for the opportunity to continue working with such a storied program. Can’t wait to be back!.
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Over 2000 players have 100+ career games since 2018. Just 1 of them has a Hard Hit% (95+ EV) of 44%+ and a Whiff% less than 12%. @BodineCaden
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Someone needs to give @payteeles a shot! Not often you see a D2 transfer perform better when faced with a top 20 D1 strength of schedule. On base machine, great bat to ball and swing decisions and an elite runner. Will rise fast!
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Matt Pepin will join Coach Gilmore’s Team USA Staff this summer as the Bench Coach!
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Bodine is also slashing .354/.411/.615 with 6 BB, 5 K, 4 HR, 3 2B, 3B, HBP. In 16 career postseason games. @ChantsPlayerDev.
A potential first-team preseason All-American and first-round pick, @BodineCaden is arguably the No. 1 catcher in the country. The @CoastalBaseball backstop owns a career slash line of .346/.432/.564 with 20 homers and a 65-44 BB-K mark.
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Any Coastal Carolina students looking for an opportunity with us please reach out. No better place to learn and help get us back to Omaha!
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Payton Eeles is killing it in 85 AAA PA’s for the Twins, .400 OBP with more BB’s than K’s. Future big leaguer! No surprise to #TealNation.
Someone needs to give @payteeles a shot! Not often you see a D2 transfer perform better when faced with a top 20 D1 strength of schedule. On base machine, great bat to ball and swing decisions and an elite runner. Will rise fast!
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Excited to get going with this group!.
Introducing your 2024 Coastal Baseball coaching staff led by Gary Gilmore in his 34th and final season!. #SELFLESS #RELENTLESS.#TEALNATION | #ChantsUp
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Grant Holmes has been excellent for the Braves for the past few months in a variety of roles. Pitching to a 3.79 ERA and 3.20 xERA. He’s done so by getting a significant amount of chases and whiffs while limiting walks.
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Well deserved!! @ReidVanScoter1
After a breakout season with the @EverettAquaSox, @ReidVanScoter1 is our Jamie Moyer Pitcher of the Year! #SeaUsRise. 🔗
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Some preseason work with @ZachhMcCambley, watch out Marlins fans, some filthy stuff is coming your way. @BlendrofGr8ness
0.69 ERA for Zach McCambley so far in his first season as a reliever
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Huge shoutout to @TannerGarrison for leading the NCAA in Strikes Looking Plus this season. Stealing strikes at a rate 23% above the league average.
Tanner Garrison - Coastal Carolina C . Proud of my little brother. Despite an early injury @TannerGarrison was #1 in NCAA D1 SL+ on Trackman fields with 20+ games caught. (122.8).@CoastalBaseball
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Big steps group.
Matt, Jacob, and Tadan will not be pitching in games this year, but they do a lot of walking around the stadium as part of their rehab routine.
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The equipment managers are the unsung heroes of regionals weekend. #RoadToOmaha x 🎥 ESPNU / @CoastalBaseball
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Bullpen today with MLB Free Agent AJ Alexy. Velo and Feel are rising along with FB VB. We also added a cutter to bridge the sweeper. Metrics in thread below. @AJ_AlexY_ @BlendrofGr8ness
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😂😂😂.
During one of the Marshall games I accidentally FaceTimed Matt Pepin in the dugout. (something old guys do.). No, Gilley did not say “You should FaceTime him right back he might have some key strategic tips”.
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Longwood’s getting the best. So grateful for the opportunity Ox gave me @CoastalBaseball, looking forward to your next chapter!.
COACHING CAROUSEL: @LongwoodBase has hired Chad Oxendine as its new head coach. Oxendine is a former #Longwood assistant and previously was with the @CoastalBaseball program. UPDATED CAROUSEL:
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DO YOUR JOB. “One of the things I liked most about working for you,” Saban said to Belichick, “I knew exactly what to expect [and] what you expected from me. I worked other places and that was never, ever clearly defined. It’s amazing to me how many people work with or for
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The People. The Relationships. The Brotherhood. The Memories. Thank You Coastal Carolina! We are Family and Chants Forever! 🩵
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Tommy Edman has been a nice addition to the loaded Dodgers, Edman is slashing .250/.313/.500 (125 wRC+) in September and has become a staple in the lineup. a few things caught my eye when diving deeper into his success.
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Curveball averages 84 mph, 4 mph above league avg but is still able to get enough top spin for depth. He locates this pitch in the same spot to LHH/RHH, middle down, and has gotten plenty of ugly chases in the dirt. The pitch is 19th in Whiff% at 40.8% and 3rd in Strike% at 71.5%
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Follow us for exclusive insight of player development at Coastal Carolina Baseball. We’ll dive into the processes that drive our program including our facilities, analytics, strength and conditioning and much more. Chants Up! #selfless #relentless
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@PetePaguaga I mean Matt Garbowski would have the 29th best pop time among MLB catchers, hitting .369 with 15 XBH and 28 RBI, also hasn’t made an error, but ig its a discussion lmao.
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Great day at the palace for scout day. 🔥3 batted balls 104 mph+ for Chavers. ‼️‼️ 4 Freshman arms continue to show out . 🔥Hardest hit ball of the year (Nick Lucky 109 mph). 💣 BT’s parking lot bombs. Gonna be a fun one.
Wrapping up my final fall road trip with scout day at @CoastalBaseball. Watching BT Riopelle take batting practice is a harrowing experience - I parked in the back row of the lot, but now I'm nervous that I didn't give BT enough room. Man got some juice.
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@Jaysdrunktweets @Xcizer @YankeeWRLD @hovie1738 @MaxwellResnick Donaldson’s tilt was 10:23 (2075 spin) compared to Correa’s 12:25 (1844), which explains a lot, makes sense Correa got so much more carry. I’m sure the ball could have something to do with it but not all exit velos and launch angles are created equally.
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Go give him a follow, one of the better catching coaches I’ve ever been around. Putting focus on what matters💪🏼.
INSIDE/ G HAND PITCH.▫️Flash target➡️Load➡️Sweep/Push.SCAP/ SHOULDER CONTROLS THE MOVEMENT.▫️SCAP➡️ELBOW➡️POCKET (thumb down to parallel. 6 o’clock to 3 o’clock).▫️matching the plane, early beating the ball working back thru. Slight Push/sweep to the midline of body.
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Nobody better!.
Zach Weisz Named Gardner-Webb Baseball Assistant Coach. #BlueCollarBall | #SkoDawgs🦴. 📰READ MORE⤵️.
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Left is from early this season and right is this week, back to his 2019 stance allowing him to hit low and inside pitches again forcing pitchers to use the outter half which he can spread the field with. Courtesy of @pattaymaz10 suggestion, future big league Hitting coach.
Jeff McNeil's first 131 plate appearances: zero home runs. McNeil's next 14 plate appearances: four home runs. He's the second Met this year to homer in four consecutive games. Orioles 5, Mets 3 after four.
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Mets sending Endy Rodriguez to the Padres for Joey Lucchesi. The farm keeps getting thinner. Here’s a piece I wrote about Endy a few months ago. Definitely some value in acquiring a controllable LHP with potential though.
NEW!🚨Endy Rodriguez Prospect Profile🚨. @matthewpepin_ Dove into an under the radar #Mets prospect who has some nice upside. Potential Switch hitting Catcher who can play multiple position. Always exciting. And the bat is just as strong #MiLB #Prospects.
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Excited to see @pchavers14 lead this young CCU team and build up his draft stock.
NEW! 🚨 Top 10 Prospects Returning to School for the 2021 Draft 🚨. @ZackMatt4 Takes a look at the best College Baseball players who went undrafted and will reenter the Draft next season. Who cracks the Top 10? How good are they? Zack has you covered.
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Garrison did this without sacrificing any blocking. Allowing a total of 14 passed balls or wild pitches, the average catcher with his playtime allows about 31. We’re looking forward to another great season from Tanner behind the dish in 2023!.
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Chants Up! Rank us.
RIGHT THROUGH THE UPRIGHTS!. Coastal Carolina takes down No. 21 Louisiana 30-27 to remain undefeated 💥
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Nice to see some recognition for a top player in college, some MLB team is getting a steal next summer. 5 legit tools coming off an insane fall season. #chantsup.
Congrats to @pchavers14 on receiving @CBNewspaper first-team preseason All-America honors. #TEALNATION .#RELENTLESS | #SELFLESS .
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I’m looking forward to watching the Conway kid continue to pitch on the big stage!. @TruMediaSports.
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Fastball: 92-95 (2240-2500, 17 to 22 IVB, 7 to 11 HB). Curveball: 77-82 (2500-2650, -15 to -22 VB, -7 to -14 HB). Sweeper: 80-84 (2450-2640, 0 to 4 VB, -10 to -20 HB. Cutter: 85-88 (2580-2640, 2 to 10 VB, -1 to -7 HB).
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@MetsAnalytics_ @MaxSportsStudio Dom had a 26.2 last season, ranking roughly 175th (Roughly 1% above average). He’s actually maintained a 17 median launch angle in both seasons which is very good to begin with. His max exit velo is up 2 mph but I really don’t think he’s made any adjustments making this an (1/2).
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Theo’s the man.
On this week's episode of Kickin' It with Kiv, former video assistant @_superhooper_ joins the show to talk about his time at UT and his new role as a Player Development Data Apprentice for the @Rangers. 🖥️ FULL EPISODE: #GBO #OTH
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He features a straight FB that plays up due to its elevated location and usage off the rest of the arsenal, a short cutter. A hard gyro slider used mostly to RHH and the curveball, which could be classified as a death ball with hard straight down movement.
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his numbers below show that a very similar significant power gap favored toward the right side, though with significantly worse swing decisions. Nonetheless, much better from the right side.
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In an extremely small sample size, extremely small. Edman has slashed .198/.260/.292 vs RHP (as a LHH) and .438/.441/.938 vs LHP (As a RHH), again 104 PA vs 34 PA.
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@ckurcon Share it as much as you want, this work is amazing and if teams don’t already use a variation of it then they will in the future.
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Ultimately, there's a lot more to this case but the hitters above likely need to look into what causes these bats speed issues and to correct them or make the permanent change to one side.
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Grant has been able to generate a 32.4% overall chase rate, driven from his 46.7% CB chase% which is tied for the Major League lead. As you can see in Grant’s pitch plot, he has an extremely north/south arsenal, especially south.
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Go Yankees?.
The New York Yankees will have minor league affiliates in Somerset and Hudson Valley in 2021 and beyond and will not be affiliated with Trenton and Staten Island, Baseball America has learned from multiple sources. ($).
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@eccentricladdie Big fan of this, I’d have to assume it’s predictive on a college scale but I’d love to see it tested. Very similar to @ckurcon “Truehit” which is awesome.
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@MetsAnalytics_ @MaxSportsStudio Increase to his true power potential. His Truehit (Predictive wOBACON) is up from .368 to .374, however guys can dramatically out perform this by having a tight spread of launch angles (especially at 17 degrees). So I think it’s pretty clear this the main reason for his success .
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A key takeaway from the group is that 4 of 5 are right-handed throwers that hit better from the right side, having a dominat top hand, with the exception of Elly De La Cruz. Ketel Marte has the largest gap.
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@KaiFranke3 Austin Wells (NYY), Tyler Soderstrom (OAK), Daulton Varsho (AZ), Tyler Stephenson (CIN), Luis Campusano (SD), Ronaldo Hernandez (TB), are all guys I think could make huge impacts without having to frame pitches.
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After evaluating all 41 switch hitters with 100+ total PA this season, Edman ranks #2 in bat speed difference, see below. Note how the 5 largest bat speed gaps also have significant gaps in production by batter side.
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@ckurcon It looks like they don’t even touch pitchers but Steven Matz has like 25 speed and is in the 89th percentile.
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@NFInhouse Durso on being upgraded from questionable to probable “you know it feels good knowing I’m probably going out there and going to try to help my team come up with a dub, it’s an important game. I’ve had a great comeback with this [calf injury] I think it’ll be fun to get out there”.
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Edman has an average bat speed of 73.5 as a RHH and 69 as a LHH. 26% of his RH swings are considered 'fast swings' and just 4% of LH swings.
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@StephenJosiah13 Guillorme and Matz are my big ones, based on Guillormes AAA and even what he showed in the bigs he can get on base at a high rate and potentially be a great defender, and I’ve never loved Matz but his second half showcased a potential great middle of the rotation pitcher.
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@ACharlesClarke @TillyBets Definitely agree to an extent. Right now I think he’s a fairly average starter, good for the back end of the rotation. But looks like there’s a real shot he ends up in the bullpen where maybe he can be a primarily churve guy.
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When diving into his career numbers, all of these notes remain true across 2,500+ PA. Significantly more power vs LHP (as a RHH) with worth swing decisions. You can see all the numbers below.
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@MSuttonBaseball Yeah I get it, wish we had access to some of the available data today to make better comparisons. There’s no way of knowing how he really was in the field, just a basic estimate.
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@GreenfieldMax18 Absolutely, I think all 3 are great and you could argue any of them. But I think eventually we’ll get good public scooping metrics and the WAR totals may reflect something other than what we argue today.
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For reference, across MLB, fast swings generate a .307 AVG, .603 SLG, .389 wOBA and 52% HardHit% while non fast swings produce a .246 AVG, .369 SLG, .266 wOBA and 35% HardHit%.
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@BenJansen__ The one thing I will say in full support of him is his training regime and what he can bring to his peers, big data and pitch design which could rub off really well on younger guys. However he used pine-tar or whatever last year to get a ton of spin (hypocritical).
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@GreenfieldMax18 My usual thought is Muncy or Olson, but I feel like Freeman is so underrated especially in the analytics community, worst offensive season since 2013 is 132, so consistent. Defensively SIS ranked him #1 in their private scooping metric. We should value receiving throws at 1B.
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@MSuttonBaseball Yeah that’s very understandable and Ted was clearly a very poor fielder throughout his career but in his best offensive season (1946) he managed to have -2.5 DEF (150 games in OF) and just -.5 Bsr, I understand the claim for Mookie but it seems Ted was serviceable in the field.
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@joe_singley 🙌🏻.
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@enosarris He’s a really weird case, strongly disagree with the 43rd ranking though. Batted ball data fairly consistent even from his worst days which is concerning. However his bat path seems to substantially better, he’s a whole new hitter which gives me a lot of hope for him.
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While his career has had a lot of ups and downs since the switch, Orioles CF Cedric Mullins made the change from switch hitting to LHH only for the 2021 season.
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Well deserved, Flo-Dar got a good one! Go kill it Jmac.
Excited to announce that I have accepted the pitching coach position at Florence-Darlington Technical College. I am grateful for the opportunity and very appreciative to everyone that has helped me along the way.
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@ACharlesClarke @TillyBets For sure, the roster isn’t fully filled in yet so it’s hard to draw conclusions but him and Matz will likely battle for that 5 spot with the loser being a reliever (very likely Joey wins SP job). Hand would be a huge signing anyway as the pen still doesn’t have a legit LHP.
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I do not believe there's any value at all in simply being a switch hitter, but there is value in being platoon neutral and this data can help make decisions to neutralize the production gaps.
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@ACharlesClarke @TillyBets I’m a big fan of that idea. Kiermaier would play that same JBJ role (basically a more important Marisnick from last year) ideally I’d want Jalen Beeks in that return. Kiermaier making $8.9 compared to I want to say a proj. $11 for JBJ. I think Kiermaier is almost exactly an $8.9.
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With MLB's new bat tracking data beginning this season, I was able to look into the average bat speed he produces from each side of the plate, to no suprise there's a significant gap.
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