The rule has absolutely nothing to do with bat speed, or "crossing home plate"

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May 13, 2024
10:40:39am

tarzan15 All-American

The rule has absolutely nothing to do with bat speed, or "crossing home plate"

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tarzan15

Bio page: tarzan15
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Last login: Jun 16, 2024
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After 9 years of Statcast ball/pitch tracking data, bat tracking is finally here. Get ready for new stats.

TCuz Coastal Elite

May 13, 8:48am

I'm a bit surprised this hasn't come out sooner. HS teams use Blast Motion

ssa

May 13, 8:56am

This is using the Hawkeye cameras installed in every MLB park. 12 cameras, and 5 cameras that capture at 300 fps

TCuz

May 13, 8:59am

I'll say it again - they should use bat speed to determine whether something

StantonMac

May 13, 9:49am

How do you reconcile that take with this data that shows players swing at wildly different speeds?

TCuz

May 13, 9:52am

Obviously, bat speeds would be far less when a player is attempting to check his

StantonMac

May 13, 10:00am

I don’t think that’s a good metric. There’s a deceleration element too.

TCuz

May 13, 10:03am

Obviously they can't just pick a speed.

StantonMac

May 13, 10:14am

The rule has absolutely nothing to do with bat speed, or "crossing home plate"

tarzan15

May 13, 10:40am

I know. I'm saying they should change the rule.

StantonMac

May 13, 10:41am

Steven Kwan today, Steven Kwan tomorrow, Steven Kwan fivever.

shimmy

May 13, 11:05am

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