Bat speed numbers are the new exit velocity. Every leaderboard refresh produces a tweet, and every tweet implies the same thing: swinging harder is good, full stop. It isn't. A bat speed gain only ...

Major League Baseball publicly released a trove of bat-tracking data today that offers fascinating insights into what makes the best hitters good -- and the worst bad. With everything from bat speed ...

Baseball Savant added bat speed measurements to its pages today. It’s yet another excellent addition to an outstanding website. It will allow a whole lot of people to study a significant aspect of ...

Bat speed gains matter only when stronger contact follows, making squared-up rate the better early indicator for projecting sustainable fantasy production. Bat speed numbers are the new exit velocity.