This story about Dan Haren working with the Arizona Diamondbacks analytics department to customize scouting reports for pitchers hearkens back to the earlier story today about the Twins pitchers. Here is what the Diamondbacks are doing:

The big difference, according to both players: Haren, Fitzgerald and pitching coach Mike Butcher are tailoring the scouting reports to the individual strengths of each Diamondbacks pitcher rather than a generalized portrait of a hitter’s tendencies.

For example: A batter may have trouble handling fastballs up in the zone. But Greinke, who tops out at around 90 mph, is going to have far more trouble throwing a high fastball past the hitter than, say, Ray or Miller. So the scouting report for Greinke is going to be different than the one for Ray and Miller.

“It’s just finding a way to use our strengths to the best of our ability,” Corbin said. “I know Butcher and Haren and Fitzgerald have come together on that and almost simplified things, kind of focusing on what you’re good at.”

So far, so good for the Diamondbacks starters. Zack Greinke used data throughout his career, and I assume he must love this information.