This Week's Lineup
Introducing a Dynamic Hard Hit Rate and "TrueHit"
A few years old, but still a great read. What is predictive when judging the exit velocity of a hit baseball? What new metrics can be created? Dynamic Hard Hit Rate and TrueHit, to start!
Using MLS Pressure Data
Using pressure data from Football Reference and Statsbomb, to make some sense of where MLS teams stand in the pressing landscape.
Miggy vs Pujols. Head to Head Stat Fun
Us baseball fans have been lucky for the last ~two decades watching these two.
A college football portal cheat sheet that identifies athleticism and explosion
Ex-coaches' analytics company develops data on multi-sport athletes that can translate into football success. Tracking Football has developed a metric called Player Athletic Index to assist.
Who Makes the Best Swing Decisions in Baseball?
Uses pitch-level swing data to identify which players know the strike zone best. (data is a month old now but still useful!)
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