Blog Article How Janson Junk found another level and a higher cruising speed May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Even for long-time athletes training at Driveline, there is always something new to learn, something to iterate upon. This constant ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
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 2 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, Pitch Design, Pitching Ultimate Guide to Baseball Pitch Grips January 10, 2022August 25, 2023 By Chris Langin, Pitching Coordinator & edited by Michael O’Connell Director of Education, updated 4/22/2022 Baseball pitch grips spark a ...read more 15 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Pitch Design, Pitching Optimizing Breaking Ball Shape Through Data-Driven Pitch Design, Part II October 12, 2021October 7, 2021 By Sam Bornstein, Baseball Ops Analyst In part one of this breaking ball pitch design series, we introduced a method ...read more 1 Like | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Pitch Design, Pitching Optimizing Breaking Ball Shape Through Data-Driven Pitch Design, Part One September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Written by Sam Bornstein With technologies like Rapsodo, TrackMan, and Yakkertech reaching the mainstream in recent years, designing a specific ...read more 13 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Pitch Design, Pitching, Research Count-Dependent Pitch Quality June 13, 2021June 14, 2021 In the first part of the series, we took a stab at the what (which pitches), when (which counts), why ...read more 3 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Pitch Design, Research Count-dependent Pitch Profile Manipulation March 25, 2021April 2, 2021 “That’s my put-away pitch” “That’s my get-me-over pitch” If you’re a coach, player, or have simply been around the game ...read more 4 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Research The Impact of Seam-Shifted Wakes on Pitch Quality March 10, 2021May 3, 2022 In the months since our introductory piece on the Seam-Shifted Wake effect, many different wings of the industry have taken a ...read more 3 Likes | 0 Comments
Pitch Design, Research An Introduction to Seam-Shifted Wakes and their Effect on Sinkers November 2, 2020August 18, 2022 Chances are that if you’re reading this blog post, you’ve had the fortune of watching a Mariano Rivera cutter, a ...read more 18 Likes | 1 Comment
Pitch Design How to Throw a Cutter July 3, 2020August 30, 2022 Welcome to Part 6 of our “How to Throw” series! In our final segment, we will conclude with a discussion ...read more 6 Likes | 2 Comments
Pitch Design How to Throw a Slider June 21, 2020August 25, 2023 Welcome to Part 5 of our “How to Throw” series: How to Throw a Slider. In this segment, we are ...read more 17 Likes | 0 Comments
Pitch Design How to Throw a Curveball June 17, 2020August 30, 2022 Welcome to Part 4 of our “How to Throw” series. In this post, we’ll be discussing curveballs, one of the ...read more 11 Likes | 0 Comments