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Pitcher velocity drop flag

Use when an MLB club's athletic trainer or pitching coordinator wants an early warning on pitchers whose velocity or spin is slipping. Compares each pitcher's recent pitch-type averages with his season baseline, reads the last outings pitch by pitch and his workload, and checks the league injury list, then flags who needs a look.

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# Pitcher velocity drop flag

For a staff list or a few named pitchers. MLBAM ids from step 1 carry into every Statcast read.

## 1. Who and how much work

1. Resolve each pitcher with @[Baseball Savant · Search players](alexandria:baseballsavant-mlb-com/baseball-statcast/search_players) and carry the player_id.
2. Read @[Baseball Savant · Get player gamelogs](alexandria:baseballsavant-mlb-com/baseball-statcast/get_player_gamelogs) for the season. Note appearances, pitches per outing and rest days over the last month.

## 2. Baseline against recent

3. Read @[Baseball Savant · Get pitch type summary](alexandria:baseballsavant-mlb-com/baseball-statcast/get_pitch_type_summary) twice: the full season, then the last 21 days (start_date, end_date). Compare velocity and spin per pitch type.
4. For pitchers with a drop, read @[Baseball Savant · Search statcast](alexandria:baseballsavant-mlb-com/baseball-statcast/search_statcast) for their last two outings to see whether velocity faded inside games or was down from the first pitch.

## 3. Context

5. Read @[ESPN · Injuries](alexandria:espn-com/sports-data/injuries) (sport baseball, league mlb) for the team to see who is already listed.

## Write the flag list

- **Flags:** pitcher, pitch type, season versus recent velocity and spin, workload.
- **Pattern:** in-game fade versus down from the start.
- **Priority:** who to evaluate first. Not a medical diagnosis.
- **Sources:** cite every figure to the capability and record it came from. Say what could not be found rather than guessing.

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