When a High Strikeout Rate Doesn’t Really Matter – by: Gary Russo
Many people around the game of baseball value a hitter who rarely strikes out. In one of our previous posts, we showed the correlation between exit velocity and strikeout rates: if you have a high average exit velocity and a low strikeout rate, odds are you are a...
Are Baseball’s Hardest Hitters the Best Hitters? – by: Gary Russo
With the implementation of StatCast in every Major League ballpark in 2015, baseball fans finally had a concrete answer to an important question: how hard do players actually hit the ball? We have known for many years now how fast a ball comes in; now thanks to...
How a New Approach / Leg Kick Led to a $64 Million Dollar Extension – by: Gary Russo
As we all know, Justin Turner just signed a huge deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers this offseason after only playing at an All-Star level the last two seasons. While Turner has always utilized a leg kick, he explains that as soon as he put on the Dodger blue, he...
Why Kole Calhoun Gives the Angels the Best Outfield in the MLB – by: Kevin Moore
Overshadowed by the greatest player on the planet and overall poor team play, stands Kole Calhoun, a legitimate Top 5 RF in the game today. Let’s be honest with each other: I sleep on him, you sleep on him, and he even sleeps on himself (the contract extension...
