Here in Part 3 of this 2018 “Best of” series, are this year’s most popular hitting-related articles…
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Is Your Baseball Coach Keeping up with the Times?
Over thirty years ago, Ronald Reagan went to West Berlin and gave a very famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate. It was about freedom and peace. The Soviet Union was in decline and President Reagan famously said, “Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall”. Continue reading “Is Your Baseball Coach Keeping up with the Times?”
Is Your Exit Velo Too Low?
With all the data continuously coming out of the MLB Statcast system, there are a lot of discussions about what’s useful and what’s not. But no matter how you look at it, Exit Velo is king. Don’t misunderstand me Launch Angle (and other metrics) are extremely relevant metrics. However, Exit Velo reigns supreme. Let me explain… Continue reading “Is Your Exit Velo Too Low?”
Baseball Launch Angle and Exit Velo, The Good, Bad and Ugly!
It’s no secret that there is an enormous amount of player data coming out of MLB these days. The Statcast system was installed in all 30 Major League ballparks beginning with the 2015 season and the data coming out of this system is already changing how coaches are preparing and working with players. It measures and records pretty much every single play from pitch velo, to exit speed, to hit distance and more. It even calculates the probability that an outfielder will make a specific play at a given distance to the ball. It’s great stuff. But, what does it all mean for baseball players? Continue reading “Baseball Launch Angle and Exit Velo, The Good, Bad and Ugly!”