Launch angle keeps increasing; it’s the cryptocurrency of baseball. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. ... In baseball, launch angle just keeps going up, up, up. April 1, 2018.

This season, 496 batters have hit at least one ball with a launch angle of between 10 and 30 degrees. Of those 496 batters, 481 are slugging at least .500 on those balls with 10-30 degree launch ...

The distribution of Reyes’s batted-ball launch angles resembles that of the Detroit slugger J.D. Martinez. Martinez hits a similar percentage of his balls in play above and below 20 degrees.

“When you talk about launch angle, for every five players that it works for, there’s another five it doesn’t work for. You have to be really careful about that and go about it the right way.” ...

When the launch angle and exit velocity are in such a positive correlation, it's referred to as a "barrel." Example: Eddie Rosario's 18 home runs have an average launch angle of 33 degrees. His ...

Launch angle: It’s not just for baseball nerds anymore. It’s for third graders. To some fans, launch angle is a prominent example of statistical overkill. A home run can be appreciated, ...

Conversely, low launch angles tend to be the domain of quick, slap-hitting middle infielders who generate lots of ground balls. Dee Gordon, for example, was toward the low end of the spectrum with ...

Also, the percentage of batted balls hit with launch angles from 20 to 50 degrees (the standard definition of a fly ball) has been trending up over that time, from 29.45% to 30.41% to 31.24%.

I’m back covering baseball after 15 years, and I barely recognize what I see.What is the shortstop doing to the right of second base? Why won’t anyone sacrifice bunt? How come the players no ...

Several weeks ago, we looked at the accuracy of Statcast launch speed (a/k/a “exit velocity”) measurements, and some of the stadium effects that might be confounding those measurements. Today we’ll ...

The coronavirus pandemic left major-league players scrambling for ways to stay sharp at their offseason homes or temporary residences without full access to equipment or supervision. But some playe… ...