Thread: Exit Velocity?
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Old 03-22-2019, 12:48 PM   #36
zrog2000
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Originally Posted by Curve Ball Dave View Post
Lets' say we have a batter who saw his home rate decline. We can look at his flyouts and strike outs and if both are up that can only mean he's lost bat speed and that's a very bad sign. He can't get around on pitches like he used to so he either flies out or strikes out. If only his strike outs are up that means pitchers have found the hole in his swing or the pitch he can't hit. That can possibly be corrected, we hope. If just his fly outs are up we know he's losing bat speed but can still make contact with the same pitches. In no case we need to know the exit velocity because the fly outs tell us that already.
That isn't the only way performance fluctuates. He could have the same exact strikeout rate and hit .100 with no home runs while hitting the ball harder than ever over a full month. Only Statcast data can quantify that for you.
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