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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

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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

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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

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Off-Season Speed Training for Position Players – Part 4: Change of Direction

September 5, 2025September 5, 2025

This is the final installment of our four-part series detailing the elements of the speed training program we implemented with ...read more

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Pitch Design

A Deeper Dive into Offspeed Pitches: Types of Baseball Pitches

March 5, 2019May 9, 2022

After looking further into fastballs, now is a good time to look deeper at offspeed pitches—particularly curveballs and sliders. Answering ...read more

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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

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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

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