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
Blog Article, Research Caught Looking: May 2021 May 13, 2021May 17, 2021 By Kyle Lindley 2 Likes | 0 Comments
Pitch Design, Pitching Mechanics, Research A Deeper Dive into Fastball Spin Rate January 31, 2019November 20, 2023 In a previous article, we discussed the difference between cues and measurements as well as how technology is changing baseball. ...read more 7 Likes | 7 Comments
Pitch Design, Pitching Mechanics How Do We Generate Spin? January 23, 2019August 30, 2022 With increasing accessibility to tools such as Rapsodo, Trackman, and Flightscope at all levels of the game, spin rate and ...read more 7 Likes | 2 Comments
Blog Article Technology, Communication, and the Future of Coaching January 1, 2019 No one can deny that baseball has undergone a drastic change in the last few years. An increase in technology ...read more 0 Likes | 1 Comment
Research Diamond Kinetics PitchTracker, Rapsodo, and Pitch Tracking Technologies July 31, 2018May 3, 2022 In previous blog posts, we’ve discussed spin rate extensively, including what it is, how it affects pitch characteristics, and how ...read more 0 Likes | 8 Comments
Research Kershaw, Sliders, Statcast: An Analysis of the Slickball Theory March 29, 2018April 7, 2021 Among talks of collusion, an ineffective player union and a growing discrepancy between contenders and non-contenders, this is as opportune ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
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
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