6-6 in the bottom of the ninth. Full count. A chance to walk-it-off and prove yourself as a prospect... but you weren't set in the batter's box fast enough. Unfortunately for Braves prospect Cal Conley, he is apart of the many MLB players who are adapting to the new pitch clock rules. https://youtu.be/Y3nlHhZ0IKo Imagine what... Continue Reading →
Meet College Baseball’s Shohei Ohtani: Jac Caglianone
University of Florida sophomore Jac Caglianone has taken the college baseball world by storm. After a freshman season that saw Caglianone slash .288/.339/.548 and achieve selections to the SEC All-Tournament Team and the NCAA Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team, he was poised for another strong campaign. To say he has delivered would be an understatement. So... Continue Reading →
New Yakkertech Tagging Interface
Exciting times here at Yakkertech as we began to roll out our updated tagging interface last week to some of our schools! This blog will highlight some of the changes that have been made, as well as, some additional updates on the horizon. User Interface Update The biggest change you will notice is that we... Continue Reading →
Introduction to bcWAR: SEC Position Player Rankings
In the sabermetric era of baseball, the statistic “WAR” has become the overarching determinant of a player’s value. WAR, which stands for Wins Above Replacement, measures the value of a player’s production while putting it in terms of how many wins they generate above a replacement-level player. It is important to note that this replacement-level... Continue Reading →
We’re Hiring: Marketing Manager
We are in the middle of some exciting times here at BaseballCloud and are looking to expand our roster! One of the positions we are looking to fill is a Marketing Manager. This person will be responsible for leading, creating, and promoting creative content in a collaborative role with the management team for our three... Continue Reading →
We’re Hiring: Digital Designer
We are in the middle of some exciting times here at BaseballCloud and are looking to expand our roster! One of the positions we are looking to fill is a Digital Designer. This person will be responsible for the design of the digital website and digital marketing assets, email and promotional materials, and social media... Continue Reading →
The Jordan Hicks Dilemma: A Quantitative Analysis of Pitch Tunneling, Arsenal Coherence, and Stuff-Based Evaluation
The Dilemma I believe that we have been looking at pitch quality all wrong. Many mathematical models designed to evaluate a pitcher's stuff have been misdirected. These heavy claims are baseless without evidence, but in this piece, I plan on exploring a massive shortcoming with traditional stuff analysis, and how we can change that. We... Continue Reading →
Believe the Breakout? (Pitcher Edition)
Primer: I started working on this prior to the All-Star break, so this post is long overdue. I still firmly believe in these breakouts and their abilities in the future, regardless of any mid-summer struggles. With that being said, I now present Believe Breakout: Pitcher Edition. This mini series will feature three pitchers and three... Continue Reading →
Avoid the Dead Zone: An Extensive Analysis of the Relationship between Fastball Stuff Characteristics and Utility through Four Logistic Regression Models
Introduction The term “stuff” has frequented the art of pitching for decades. In the ball-flight tracking era, stuff has transformed from an optical observation to a quantifiable science. We’ve all seen the electric Jacob deGrom fastball and the air-bending Devin Williams changeup; perhaps we don’t need advanced programming languages to tell us that those are... Continue Reading →
BCTeam Update: Pitch Outcomes Tab
Today we launched one of the best BCTeam updates to date. This new pitcher profile tab, Pitch Outcomes, combines features previously found in the Pitch Arsenal and Plate Discipline sections. We realized that so much of the information from these two pages overlap with and relate to each other that we needed to combine them... Continue Reading →
An Analysis of Jakob Junis, Arsenal Distribution, and Pitcher Individuality
The outlook for Jakob Junis was bleak, to say the least. After opening his 2021 campaign with four solid starts, Kansas City Royals Manager Mike Matheny sat the right-handed pitcher down in his office and informed him of the team’s plan to move him to the bullpen. Jakob Junis, who sported a 3.47 ERA through... Continue Reading →
BCTeam Update: Batted Ball Tab
Today, an update was pushed to the Batted Ball tab of hitter and pitcher profiles on BCTeam that provides a revamped way of analyzing a batted ball profile. This update includes added summary tables, additional visual options, and even a brand new tool. When landing on the page it initially looks similar, but as you... Continue Reading →
On the Detroit Tigers Ugly First Half
For the first time in a while, the Detroit Tigers entered the 2022 MLB season with expectations. After an abysmal 9-24 start to the 2021 MLB season, the Detroit Tigers saw a resurgence under first year manager A.J. Hinch and finished 68-61 to end the season with a much more respectable overall record of 77-85.... Continue Reading →
Analytical Scouting – Finding the Balance
Everyone is aware of the rise of analytics across all industries, whether healthcare, business, education, or sports. The application of analytics has drastically affected evaluation and decision-making processes within organizations and individuals, leading to innovative growth and achievement. Predictive analytics has allowed for higher success in asset acquisition and completely changed decision-making science. However, as... Continue Reading →
Press Release: BaseballCloud Acquires Super Camera Provider, Aqueti
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2022 LONGWOOD, Florida - Data analytics and visualization company, BaseballCloud, has acquired multi-array camera imaging system and video platform company, Aqueti Inc. Aqueti was founded by Professor David Brady and Duke University in 2013, and is best known for their patented lens and micro camera modules and proprietary data compression... Continue Reading →