One of the more intriguing elements of the game of baseball and MLB betting is the chess game that takes place between hitters and pitchers, even in the middle of an at-bat. Both pitcher and hitter know what they can do well, and thanks to detailed scouting reports, they also know what their adversaries do well.
If a pitcher’s best pitch is the heater (yes, Nolan Ryan) he might want to use it a lot. However, major league hitters will be able to prepare for that pitch and, even when it is in the high 90s, they will be able to drive it if they believe it’s coming and guess correctly. This is why even the best fastballer needs to have a curve he can drop in for a strike or a change-up that he can use to freeze the batter in his tracks.
Over time, one would expect the pitcher to be able to develop a mixture of fastballs and off-speed pitches that an opposing hitter would not be able to fathom. In terms of game theory, this is what is known as the Nash equilibrium, where the pitcher has the ideal strategy.

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Written by Jordan Walters on August 20, 2015
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