Blog Article Forcing Rotation: Exploring Lead-Leg Force Curves and Rotation in Hitters April 29, 2026May 1, 2026 “What do I need to do to become a better hitter?” A common question asked by a lot of developing ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article We don’t just care about bat speed at Driveline and Jordan Walker is evidence of that April 24, 2026May 1, 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, 2026May 1, 2026 Tatsuya Imai’s slider was one of the great baseball mysteries early this season before he went on the IL. A ...read more 2 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article To swing or not to swing, that is thee question April 3, 2026May 1, 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
Pitch Design, Research Laminar Express: Using Baseball Science to Enhance Two-Seam Fastballs January 20, 2019July 2, 2021 A “laminar express” pitch is a two-seam fastball whose term was coined by Trevor Bauer years ago when he developed ...read more 2 Likes | 2 Comments
Blog Article, Pitch Design Scaling Velocity & Useful Spin in Offspeed Pitches November 16, 2017November 20, 2023 We still don’t know a whole lot about spin rate. While we certainly know more about how to use it ...read more 0 Likes | 1 Comment
Blog Article, Pitch Design Pitch Grips and Changing Fastball Spin Rate November 8, 2017November 20, 2023 We still don’t know much about why pitchers can spin the same pitches differently, and we don’t know that much ...read more 0 Likes | 1 Comment
Pitch Design, Pitching Mechanics Reviewing Offspeed Pitches and Elbow Torque November 2, 2017November 20, 2023 With new research developments in other labs and our own facilities, we felt it was a good time to update ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Pitch Design Basics of Pitch Design Using Rapsodo April 23, 2017May 6, 2022 By this point, you’ve probably heard a lot about pitch design. But how exactly do we go about designing pitches? ...read more 1 Like | 3 Comments
Blog Article, Pitch Design Spin Rate Part II: Spin Axis & Useful Spin November 28, 2016August 30, 2022 Building on Part One of this series we’ll be looking at how spin rate actually causes pitches to move, and ...read more 7 Likes | 13 Comments
Pitch Design Rapsodo, Trackman, and Pitch Tracking Technologies – Where We Stand November 18, 2016August 30, 2022 Major League Baseball is now in the Statcast era, where Trackman radar is fully operational across all MLB parks and tracking ...read more 2 Likes | 4 Comments
Blog Article, Pitch Design Spin Rate: What We Know Now November 17, 2016August 18, 2022 This article is intended to build a basis of knowledge of what we, at Driveline Baseball, understand about spin rate ...read more 6 Likes | 14 Comments
Pitch Design How to Protect Your Curveball March 14, 2014 I was recently in Spring Training with the MLB team I consult with, watching a few pitchers throw, when a ...read more 1 Like | 3 Comments
Pitch Design Pitch Tunneling, Featuring Kevin Gausman May 23, 2013 From today’s game (God bless technology): What I said about Kevin Gausman in my 2012 MLB Draft Recap over at ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments