An article I was browsing through this morning had this italicized bit that caught my eye:
Can any of our PitchFX mavens here clarify this? Can we trust our velocity data? Help me, @Jnai , you're our only hope.
...and I almost spilled my coffee. wait, WHAT?! I don't remember hearing anything about this. "oh, whoops, our system was FUBAR last year, all your assumptions about your pitchers losing velocity? yeah those were BS". Likewise, "trust us, we've got it right this time!"For Lindor, the StatCast guys report that he hit just one home run last season off a pitch as fast as the 94.1 mph fastball from Dyson (Note: MLB has changed its tracking system this year, and pitch velocities are going to be an estimated 0.7 mph or so faster).
Can any of our PitchFX mavens here clarify this? Can we trust our velocity data? Help me, @Jnai , you're our only hope.