Exit Velo
For new baseball fans and fantasy players who want to understand what the numbers actually mean. Statcast data, advanced analytics, and draft strategy — explained through player stories, without the jargon.
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The Pop-Up Problem
There is a hitter who put more than half of his fly balls straight up into the infield this spring. He hit .103. One week before Opening Day, the Washington Nationals sent him to Triple-A. The batting average is noise. The pop-up rate is not.
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The Flat Bat
There is a player in Major League Baseball who hits the ball harder than almost anyone alive. His maximum exit velocity last season was 120.4 miles per hour, a career high. He is paid roughly half a billion dollars to hit a baseball. He hit 23 home runs. This is the story of why, and what it means for your fantasy draft.
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