Jake Witt

MiLB Strategist, Arizona Diamondbacks. Former: SEA, BAL MiLB Pitching Coach, @DrivelineBB & JC Pitching Coach

[Jake Witt @JakeWitt22]

Usage and largely Count Leverage can likely explain discrepancies between Stuff and Location scores regarding performance.

[FanGraphs Baseball @fangraphs]

RotoGraphs: Stuff and Location: Ceiling and Floor? https://t.co/m5B5Qt4IFk

[Hillsboro Hops @HillsboroHops]

A very well-deserved promotion 🤩

Please join us in congratulating LHP Sandro Santana as he gets the call to Double-A! His 2026 stats speak for themselves:

20 G
30.2 IP
49 K
25 H
2.93 ERA

He now heads to Amarillo with 9.1 consecutive scoreless innings.

#AllHoppedUp

[Arizona Diamondbacks @Dbacks]

Welcome to The Show, Jose!

[Diamondbacks Prospects 🐍 @dbacksprospectz]

Junior Ciprian is incredible, isn't he?!

6 IP | 2 H | 1 R | 1 BB | 8 K

17 whiffs on 79 pitches. Just absolute insanity! Down to a minuscule 2.61 ERA on the year!

@VisaliaRawhide | #Dbacks

[Hillsboro Hops @HillsboroHops]

Another stellar outing for your Hops pitchers 🔥

Aracena (W): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
Montiel (H): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Hawks (S): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

#AllHoppedUp

[The Baseball Index @baseballindex_]

Following Baseball Savant's release of timing metrics, I threw together some loosely based visuals based on the data. The data shows timing Metrics (Early, On Time, Late in (ms)), but also contact in relation to the bat. (Over/Under, Flailed/Tied Up (in.))

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

Coach the heart, not the swing.
Coach the person, not the skill set.

[MLB Pipeline @MLBPipeline]

Patrick Forbes racks up 3 strikeouts over 2 1/3 frames of one-run ball in his High-A @HillsboroHops debut.

The 29th pick from the 2025 Draft (@Dbacks) tosses 27 of his 39 pitches for strikes:

[Dean W. Ball @deanwball]

bad news, friends. it's neither purely a marathon nor purely a sprint. it's a marathon that you have to sprint through the entire way.

[Hillsboro Hops @HillsboroHops]

They let the pitching crew brew 🔥

Grice (W): 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Dotson (H): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Santana (S): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

#AllHoppedUp

[Hillsboro Hops @HillsboroHops]

Unreal stuff from BC tonight.

#AllHoppedUp

[Visalia Rawhide @VisaliaRawhide]

Mervin Fell was nasty tonight

5.1 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 7 K

[Hillsboro Hops @HillsboroHops]

Insane work from the arms today 🔥

Aracena: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Chalas (W): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Perez (H): 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Hawks (S): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

#AllHoppedUp

[Amarillo Sod Poodles @sodpoodles]

Minor League Baseball has named Josh Grosz the Texas League Pitcher of the Week!

The right-hander was DOMINANT at HODGETOWN on Wednesday May 6

Grosz became the first Sod Poodles pitcher since 2024 to record a 10+ strikeout game and earned the first Double-A win of his career!

Read More: https://t.co/f2qMSCT9j8

[Jake Witt @JakeWitt22]

Hum Davi!!!

[MLB Trade Rumors @mlbtraderumors]

Mariners To Select Nick Davila https://t.co/m5M3NP81SV

[Hillsboro Hops @HillsboroHops]

A STELLAR shutout performance for our pitting crew tonight 🤯

Aracena: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Savino: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Chalas: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Hawks: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

#AllHoppedUp

[Hillsboro Hops @HillsboroHops]

Junior with the JUICE 🔥

#AllHoppedUp

[Jake Witt @JakeWitt22]

Probably applicable in more areas than just sleep. Confidence/Courage (how you talk to yourself) outperforms your own raw skill everytime.

[Brandon Luu, MD @BrandonLuuMD]

Literally just having a delusional golden retriever mindset measurably changes outcomes and physiology.

Sleep badly? Convince yourself you're well rested.
Stressful day? Convince yourself it's fuel.
Failed? Convince yourself it's useful data.

[Hillsboro Hops @HillsboroHops]

Pitching was on point tonight 🔥

Grice: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Russell: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Santana: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Hawks: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

#TodosSomosSoñadores

[Hillsboro Hops @HillsboroHops]

Four score(less) and no hits for John West zero nights ago.

#AllHoppedUp