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Chris Fetter

Detroit TigersPitching Coach

GOLD VERIFIED

Chris Fetter

Detroit Tigers — Pitching Coach· Detroit, MI· 🥇 Gold-verified

Detroit Tigers MLB pitching coach. 2024 Baseball America MLB Coach of the Year. Documented transformations of Skubal, Flaherty, Olson, Holton, Madden, Hurter. Took a Detroit staff that hadn't been top-10 in ERA+ since 2013 to a development factory.

  • MLB
  • 2024 BA COY
  • Documented Transformations
Current CIS
95.0
Confidence A
95% Credibility Intervalwidth 3.0 pts
93.5point: 95.096.5
PowerRank
95.5
90d trend +8

Why This Rank

ConfidenceA
w1Development outcomes
96
w4Methodology / communication
92
w3Reputation
95
w2Longevity at level
78
w6Level difficulty
95
w5Playing-résumé modifier
50
w7Safety / overtraining penalty
0
Uncertainty deduction: −0.5 pts (CI-derived)
Blaze Sports Intel Interpretation

The cleanest current #1: current role, recent award, documented individual pitcher transformations, and Hinch's organizational backing.

Trust Meter
Evidence Trust
A
Data Completeness
94%
Self-Reported Share
4%
Last Verified
10 days ago
Safety: Green

MLB-level program with full athletic training, biomechanics partnership, and embedded PT staff.

Known & Unknown

Blaze Sports Intel surfaces what it doesn't know
What Blaze Sports Intel knows
  • Verified current Tigers role + 2024 BA COY award
  • Documented Skubal/Flaherty transformations via FanGraphs Stuff+ deltas
What Blaze Sports Intel does not know
  • Causal share vs Tigers analytics infrastructure
Current rank confidenceA

Evidence Summary

22 total sources

  • Official records

    8

  • Third-party verified

    7

  • Athlete-confirmed

    3

  • Parent-confirmed

    0

  • Public record

    4

  • Coach-submitted

    0

  • Self-reported

    0

  • Not score-creditable

    0

Heavier evidence — official records, third-party verified, athlete-confirmed — contributes more weight to the score.

Monthly Rank Movement

1 month of history
2026-04▲ +0.3 pts
#1 → #1
  • Skubal Stuff+ delta vs prior season

Triggered by: monthly recompute

Playing Résumé

Highest level: MiLB

Drafted by San Diego Padres; pitched in MiLB before transitioning to coaching.

Methodology Summary

MLB-tier pitch-design work with FanGraphs Stuff+ integration.

  • pitch design
  • command dev
  • stuff plus engineering
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Source: seed · Last updated Apr 25, 2026 · America/Chicago