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January 3, 2014

Raising Aces: The Good Old Days: Nolan Ryan

by Doug Thorburn

How did one of the most dominant, durable pitchers of the past do it?

December 27, 2013

Raising Aces: Examining Masahiro Tanaka's Mechanics

by Doug Thorburn

Does the NPB pitcher's delivery bode well for his ability to weather a heavy early workload and make a smooth transition to the majors?

December 20, 2013

Raising Aces: Bush League: Julio Urias

by Doug Thorburn

A close look at the mechanics and performance of the precocious Dodgers lefty.

December 13, 2013

Raising Aces: Bush League: Jameson Taillon

by Doug Thorburn

The stats don't capture the promise of Pittsburgh's top pitching prospect.

December 6, 2013

Raising Aces: Diff'rent Strikes

by Doug Thorburn

Breaking down the zone profiles of some of baseball's best pitchers.

November 22, 2013

Raising Aces: Bush League: Robert Stephenson

by Doug Thorburn

A mechanical look at one of the highest-ceiling pitching prospects in baseball.

November 15, 2013

Raising Aces: Bush League: Noah Syndergaard

by Doug Thorburn

A mechanical look at the 21-year-old Mets pitching prospect.

November 8, 2013

Raising Aces: Great Pitchers, Flawed Mechanics

by Doug Thorburn

Pitchers who succeed despite less-than-perfect deliveries.

November 1, 2013

Raising Aces: Bush League: Kyle Zimmer

by Doug Thorburn

Mid-season adjustments put the Royals pitching prospect on the path to prominence.

October 25, 2013

Raising Aces: How Long Home Runs Happen

by Doug Thorburn

What went wrong for the pitchers who surrendered the longest homers hit in 2013?

October 18, 2013

Raising Aces: Bush League: Previewing the Winter's Pitching Prospect Breakdowns

by Doug Thorburn

A look at the young pitchers Doug will be doing deep dives on this offseason.

October 11, 2013

Raising Aces: Set-up the Fall Guy

by Doug Thorburn

A tip of the cap toward the effective set-up men who get little publicity unless they implode.

October 4, 2013

Raising Aces: Playoff Pitchers, and Pitches, to Watch

by Doug Thorburn

Things to focus on during today's baseball overload.

September 27, 2013

Raising Aces: A Taxonomy of Pitcher Triples

by Doug Thorburn

Breaking down how each of this season's 10 pitcher triples happened.

September 20, 2013

Raising Aces: The Top 10 Homers Hit by Pitchers in 2013

by Doug Thorburn

A "helped his own cause" countdown.

September 13, 2013

Raising Aces: What's the Point?

by Doug Thorburn

A look at the release points of several pitchers who release the ball consistently, inconsistently, and from unusual angles.

September 6, 2013

Raising Aces: Taijuan Walker, the Debut Ante

by Doug Thorburn

Doug finds a lot to like and plenty to nitpick in Taijuan Walker's early outings.

August 30, 2013

Raising Aces: A Closer Look at Relievers

by Doug Thorburn

Mechanical analysis of three of the AL's dominant closers.

August 23, 2013

Raising Aces: The RP-Funk All-Stars

by Doug Thorburn

A close look at four relievers who benefit from funky mechanics.

August 16, 2013

Raising Aces: Elevator Action

by Doug Thorburn

Chronicling the ugly things that can happen to baseballs when pitchers struggle to repeat their timing.