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 1 Like | 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, 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, Pitching, Research The Makeup of a Pitcher Debuting in the Major Leagues September 26, 2021September 26, 2021 By Connor Hinchliffe, Pitching Trainer From 2015 to 2020, nearly 1,000 pitchers have made their Major League debuts.This blog will ...read more 8 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Pitching, Research Rethinking the True Run Value of a Pitch With a Pitch Model September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 By John Asel, Baseball Ops Intern Our intrinsic pitch values combine stuff and pitch location to predict the expected change ...read more 3 Likes | 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
Pitching, Pulse How the Cincinnati Reds Used PULSE to More Effectively Manage Their Pitching Staff August 25, 2021May 9, 2022 Written by Joe Marsh This blog is the third post in our series of blogs highlighting successful implementations of PULSE. ...read more 16 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
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
Pitch Design How to Throw a Changeup June 15, 2020August 25, 2023 Welcome to Part 3 of our “How to Throw” series! If you’ve read the previous blogs, we bet you’re excited ...read more 7 Likes | 2 Comments
Coaches, Velocity Training Pitching Programming Series, Part 4: Plus Sets June 1, 2020May 11, 2022 Welcome to Part 4 of our programming strategies blog series. If you missed Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3, ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments