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Pitcher turns to sabermetrics for an edge
Pitcher Cory Spanaway has always been known as an egghead. After finishing at the top of his class in (school), he considered getting an advanced degree in astrophysics before pursuing his first love, baseball. He has been known to spend the all-star weekend holed up with teammate (highest intelligence player on the team) Al Frumpley playing Dungeons and Dragons. But now he's trying to use his smarts to get an extra advantage against hitters.
"I've always been a big fan of the advanced metrics. FIP, SIERA, DIPS, you name it, I'm into it." Spanaway says that he has been working with general manager Carl Alfredson and pitching coach Sonny Thorvald on finding "cold zones" for opposing hitters and on sequencing his pitches better. "I know that I'll do better if I can keep my strikeouts high, my walks low, and the ball in the park. Outside of that, I can't control things- it's in the hands of my defense."
Spanaway was derided as a nerd by several members of the print media for his "new school" ideas, but received accolades on more sabermetrically-inclined websites. "The proof's in the pudding," said one well-known blogger. "I'd take a staff of eleven Spanaways any day of the week. Though, really, you'd probably be better off with only ten Spanaways, and save the extra spot for a better hitter to get the platoon advantage on offense more often."
requirements: must be a pitcher
must be the year 2000 or later
intelligence 150/200 or greater
work ethic 100/200 or greater
effects:
stuff increases by 5/200
movement increases by 5/200
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