Pops it up

Pavlidis:

Now that Candlestick is closed, pop-ups are nearly sure outs. They’re also a sign of hitters being over-powered (in some cases), so it might tell us something about the pitch. All the leaders here are four-seam fastballs, which is to be expected when it comes to finding infield flies.

Highest pop-up rate, 2009 debut

1	Fu-Te Ni	.265
2	Clay Zavada	.235
3	Feliz	.229
4	Daniel Hudson	.226
5	Koji Uehara	.222

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