Update app.R

app.R

@@ -159,6 +159,26 @@ build_pitcher_stats <- function(df, min_pitches) {
     select(Pitcher, PitcherTeam) %>%
     distinct(Pitcher, .keep_all = TRUE)
 
+  # compute models upfront outside the pipe
+  stuff_scores <- tryCatch(
+    compute_stuff_plus(df),
+    error = function(e) {
+      message("Stuff+ failed: ", e$message)
+      tibble(Pitcher=character(), `Stuff+`=numeric())
+    }
+  )
+
+  loc_scores <- tryCatch(
+    compute_location_plus(df),
+    error = function(e) {
+      message("Location+ failed: ", e$message)
+      tibble(Pitcher=character(), `Location+`=numeric())
+    }
+  )
+
+  message("Stuff+ rows: ", nrow(stuff_scores))
+  message("Location+ rows: ", nrow(loc_scores))
+
   df %>%
     mutate(
       IsStrike  = PitchCall %in% c("StrikeCalled","StrikeSwinging","FoulBall",
@@ -207,15 +227,9 @@ build_pitcher_stats <- function(df, min_pitches) {
                         na.rm=TRUE),
       .groups     = "drop"
     ) %>%
-    left_join(team_lookup, by="Pitcher") %>%
-    left_join(
-      tryCatch(compute_stuff_plus(df),    error=function(e) tibble(Pitcher=character(), `Stuff+`=numeric())),
-      by="Pitcher"
-    ) %>%
-    left_join(
-      tryCatch(compute_location_plus(df), error=function(e) tibble(Pitcher=character(), `Location+`=numeric())),
-      by="Pitcher"
-    ) %>%
+    left_join(team_lookup,  by="Pitcher") %>%
+    left_join(stuff_scores, by="Pitcher") %>%
+    left_join(loc_scores,   by="Pitcher") %>%
     filter(Pitches >= min_pitches) %>%
     mutate(
       Name        = sapply(Pitcher, format_name),