SPLITTERS!

The Best Pitch

Today I’ll be diving deep into my favorite pitch type in the game, the split-fingered…

Do Release Points Change for Different Pitch Types?

A Look at Extension and Movement

What is the relationship between extension, spin rate, and movement on breaking balls?

Predicting Attendance

What factors contribute to a team’s home attendance?

A nice, simple one today. When I was young, I assumed the best teams always had the most fans. But when I got a little older, I learned that the size of the market is more relevant to average attendance. But…

Process vs Results: The Need for Mechanical Data

Today’s Question:

How can we measure/integrate/use metrics to quantify and better understand a player’s mechanics rather than their outcomes?

Introduction

Thousands of miles from home and across the nation from campus, here I start something new. For several years, I have added question after question to an increasingly lengthy Google Doc. All about the baseball industry and the role of analytics, they cover topics from player development and scouting to…