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I think you have a good understanding and I assume you’ve read Ted Williams Science of Hitting. It’s all about lining up planes of pitch and bat. Historically with sinkers and low strikes a higher attack angle played and was more in alignment with pitch plane. In today’s game of spin and high zone fastball an uppercut swing gives you minimal chance and results in top spin grounders and swing & miss.

Actually it will. As you noted. MLB pitch plane is like 2-3 degrees. The more your attack angle increased the more you’re hitting a top spin tennis return.

It’s a known that teams don’t completely trust other teams systems. There is no regulation.

There are issue with readings, just like everything else in life. It’s not perfect. I’ve seen thousands of balls put in play using tech and can tell you that flat out there are mistakes. Maintenance, calibration, location of hardware all in play.

There’s a big difference between launch angle and attack angle. Launch angle is ball coming off bat (results of contact). Attack angle is angle of bat through zone. 4.4 attack angle is good but slightly high. 4.4 launch angle is terrible result.

Hopefully Jackson reads this thread so he can figure things out. He really needs to immediately abandon what’s been successful for him.

I’d like the pick so I’m hoping he goes off, we offer, and he rejects. He was worth 24 MM last year and 18.5MM in 2022. So, technically, he should be worth right about 20 MM next year(depending on performance). I’d also wager he’d be more productive than Norby, Stowers, & Kjerstad.

I’ve been super skeptical. I’ve also been pretty impressed so far. He sure doesn’t get rattled. Hasn’t been pretty but he’s gotten the job done. Nice to see the uptick in velo.

This thread is a going to be super funny shortly after Santander goes on a heater.

Gunnar is must watch. In the field and in the box. Glad he’s an Oriole.

Time for Tony to do his thing.

I thoughts that at first. But rewatched and it was a little hump back liner.

Rewatched. He didn’t get it as well as I thought.

I saw that, too. No chance that was 75

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Needs more, apparently. That was his best struck ball.

Holy cow. Matt Moore is still pitching. Holy cow. Matt Moore got smoked.

@Sports Guy what’s confusing about this? He missed his spots by feet not inches and looked like he’d be knocked out after 2ip. Sure, he threw a lot of strikes but the command was abysmal. Going 4.1 with his stuff tonight was an accomplishment. Not something to be proud of, but an accomplishment nonetheless.

KB has to be hip to Super Troopers, no? Haha

He had no clue where it was going. Honestly, I’m surprised/impressed he made it to the 5th.

Shout out to Roy lol. @Roy Firestone text Kevin Brown and tell him to work “meow” into broadcast as many times as possible in next inning.

Looks at difference between him & Santander(now) after swing. O’Hearn is perfectly balanced vs. Santander falling forward after swing. Balance & timing. Only two things that matter.

O’Hearn is friggin’ impressive . So balanced and on time. His posture through swing and balance after is top level.

3 run bomb here keeps me awake for another hour.

He was special. I savored every opportunity to watch him perform.