Understanding the spin of a baseball can be difficult. There are multiple ways to go about it and overlapping terminology in an already niche topic. As if that were not enough, the phenomenon of ‘seam-shifted wakes’ has necessitated the inclusion of further specifying seam orientation. This corner of the baseball world is confusing, but BaseballCloud... Continue Reading →
Series Introduction: With the modern wave of information, every facet of a pitcher’s game can be quantified now better than ever. ‘Command’ - or the ability to locate a pitch - has remained elusive in being properly encapsulated. The goal of this series is to better analyze players’ command solely through the use of statcast... Continue Reading →
San Jacinto College has been a baseball powerhouse for years. With alumni like Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte on their outfield wall, there is an aura of greatness that surrounds the Gators field. With 5 National Championships and 26 JUCO World Series appearances, it’s pretty simple; they produce talent. Having over a dozen guys appearing... Continue Reading →
Today Zac Vallery is joining the BaseballCloud R&D Internship team after completing his Applied Mathematics degree from UCSB and finishing his internship with the UCSB baseball team. One of the projects he focused on during his time at UCSB was calculating optimal batted ball launch angle for UCSB hitters by using their metrics and iterative... Continue Reading →
While the 2020 baseball season remains in limbo, the draft marched on. Abridged to only five rounds, each pick held more weight and each draftee can be more closely examined. In this article, three left handed pitchers will be analyzed by comparing components of their games to current MLB pitchers. Jared Shuster First off the... Continue Reading →
During this year’s shortened MLB Draft we had the privilege of watching players get drafted out of dozens of BCTeam college programs. This week we will be doing a mini blog series highlighting some of these draft picks and looking at the stats and metrics that make them so special. Introduction With the second pick... Continue Reading →
Spencer Strider was selected by the Atlanta Braves with the 126th overall pick of the 2020 MLB Draft. Strider was impressive in both the bullpen and rotation during his career at Clemson University, and it's easy to see why the Braves made the choice despite the hard-throwing righty missing all of 2019 after undergoing Tommy... Continue Reading →
Overview The Georgia Bulldogs had an impressive pair of starting pitchers get selected in this year's draft, Emerson Hancock and Cole Wilcox. After getting selected in the 38th round of the 2017 draft, Hancock spent three years at Georgia before being taken sixth overall by the Seattle Mariners this year. Wilcox spent two years at... Continue Reading →
During this year's shortened MLB Draft we had the privilege of watching players get drafted out of dozens of BCTeam college programs. This week we will be doing a mini blog series highlighting some of these draft picks and looking at the stats and metrics that make them so special. Introduction Cole Henry was selected... Continue Reading →
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Chad Raines
Eric Sexton
John Asel
Kellen Brown
Paul Sirena
Sam Bornstein
Will Stern