May 14, 2024
What Statcast's New Bat Tracking Data Does and Doesn't Tell Us
Bat tracking data is going to usher in a new tidal wave of analysis. Here are some things worth investigating, as well as a few places I looked and found very little.
May 13, 2024
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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 5/13/24
There's no truth to the rumors that FanGraphs plans on debuting a typing speed metric to show how much force its writers use in hitting their keyboards, but I'm confident that I'd perform well by it if the data existed. Come test out my typing speed by asking me some questions!
Early Observations From Statcast's New Bat Tracking Data
Luis Arraez doesn't miss, Juan Soto is incredible, Ketel Marte is a righty power monster, and other things I've already learned from Statcast's newest statistic.
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