Blog Article We don’t just care about bat speed at Driveline and Jordan Walker is evidence of that April 24, 2026April 24, 2026 There is no doubt possessing bat speed is a crucial trait for a professional hitter. The math backs the core ...read more 3 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article Investigating a mystery pitch as a test case for a new (computer) vision for pitch design April 24, 2026April 24, 2026 Tatsuya Imai’s slider was one of the great baseball mysteries early this season before he went on the IL. A ...read more 1 Like | 0 Comments
Blog Article To swing or not to swing, that is thee question April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 With the tying run on third base in the ninth inning, two outs, and the count full in the World ...read more 4 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article No one wanted to train more at Driveline than Trace McDonald and he’s making the most of it March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 In the seventh inning of their season opener at Cibola High School in Yuma last month, Trace McDonald got his ...read more 3 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article Optimizing Bat Paths January 15, 2026January 15, 2026 Every year new metrics are being made available to the public through Statcast. In the latest drop batting metrics were ...read more 10 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article An examination of Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s World Series Usage: Risky or perfectly safe and rational? January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 As FOX returned to its World Series Game 7 coverage of the bottom of the ninth inning back in November, ...read more 2 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article Is It Possible To Build Another Nolan Ryan? We Give It A Try. December 18, 2025December 19, 2025 Leigh Montville was one of the few writers to get an up-close look at Nolan Ryan’s offseason routine. Prior to ...read more 10 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article How many fastballs should a pitcher have on the menu? November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 Logan Webb did a curious thing in 2025, well, a few curious things. San Francisco Giants ace had alrady long established himself as one of the better ...read more 4 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article The Bat Speed Wars rage on. What will end them? November 8, 2025November 10, 2025 There is no end in sight to the Bat Speed Wars. We are not sure when we will be able to return ...read more 10 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article The latest and best iteration of Casey Mize (And his journey is not complete) October 23, 2025October 23, 2025 During Casey Mize’s first two career postseason starts this October, the benefits of his continued development were clear. On Oct. ...read more 1 Like | 0 Comments
Blog Article The $92 Million Lesson: How the Blue Jays Rode Internal Development—Not Big Signings—to the ALCS October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 One of the loudest ovations erupting from the Rogers Centre crowd as lineups were introduced Sunday prior to Game 1 ...read more 19 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article How power ages (It might surprise you) October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 Conventional wisdom posits that power improves with age. It suggests slugging prowess is a rare skill that ages well, becoming ...read more 6 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Pitching The search for missing pitches. Are we early or late in the evolution of pitch design? September 22, 2025September 24, 2025 In each recent season we have witnessed a trendy pitch proliferate pro baseball. We saw the sweeper spread across baseball ...read more 3 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article In Search of A Smarter Pitch Count September 11, 2025September 11, 2025 There have been only two instances of a major league pitcher reaching 120 pitches in a game since the start ...read more 4 Likes | 0 Comments