That being said, there were still some useful data that hadn’t made its way to the public until May 20, when Baseball Savant added more depth to swing data with swing path data.

In a bid to settle the unending argument over when exactly a batter has swung at a pitch, MLB is launching a replay program in the minor leagues to adjudicate on checked swings.

As shared by David Adler of MLB.com, the slugging third baseman has an extreme “pull” attack direction on his swing of 15 degrees. JJ Bleday of the Athletics is second with 14 degrees.

There’s not much to say about the hitters listed above, but we know they are all some of the better power hitters in modern baseball. Since they all had above league average bat speed and a swing tilt ...

Beginning Tuesday, Major League Baseball will begin experimenting with using technology to rule on checked-swing challenges in the Low-A Florida State League. News of the rollout to the FSL was ...

No other swing decision even provides ANY level of positive run value. The next closest is seeing a pitch in the strike zone and deciding to swing, and even that creates -0.3 Run Value. Obviously, ...

Such an aggressive swing has its downfalls, such as the 29.2% strikeout rate. But he is more than making up for the pitfalls, because when he makes contact, he is doing damage.