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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
The Rise of the Mid-Majors
All stats as of before the Thursday 4/14 games** Perfect Game just released their Midseason Collegiate All-Americans list. The standard Power Five names like Jace Jung, Cooper Hjerpe, and Parker Messick headlined the first and second teams. Something of note was that nearly 15 members of the All-American squad came from "mid-major" programs. This is... Continue Reading →
Press Release: The Frontier League Announces Exclusive Data Partnership with BaseballCloud and Yakkertech
Phoenix, Arizona (April 12, 2022) - BaseballCloud and Yakkertech, who provide data solutions for hundreds of collegiate programs and multiple professional organizations, today announced that they have entered a multi-year exclusive partnership with the Frontier League, the longest-running active professional independent baseball league in the United States and a Major League Baseball Professional Partner League. ... Continue Reading →
The Opening Day Starter Who You Should Get to Know
HAPPY OPENING DAY! IT'S HAPPENING! The 2022 seasons is here and this past weekend was the last one without baseball for the next six months. I'm happy, you're happy, everyone is happy. You know who else should be happy? The kind people from the Land of 1,000 Lakes aka Minnesota. Not only do they get... Continue Reading →
BCTeam Update: Heat Maps Tab
A new tab has been added to player profiles on BCTeam! This new tab features 21 different Heat Maps for both pitcher and hitter profiles and all of them are from Pitcher View. We expanded on our current Heat Map dropdown options located on the Batted Ball tab of player profiles and realized the value... Continue Reading →
BCTeam Update: PitchR Showcasing
An exciting update has been made to BCTeam this week and that is the integration of our 3D product, PitchR. As you remember, a couple of months ago we made our first 3D integration into BCTeam with the BallR Showcasing update. This allowed users to hover over certain pitches in visuals and bring up the... Continue Reading →
Freddie Freeman Might Be the Perfect Blue Jay
One of the core pillars of journalism is to be neutral and write without bias towards any outside party. One of the core pillars of blogging is to often times be the biggest fanboy you can be. I will try to play both sides of this fence when I say the following statement; Frederick Freeman... Continue Reading →
Press Release: Jonny Gomes Joins BaseballCloud
March 2, 2022 Two-Time World Series Champ Joins BaseballCloud Jonny Gomes, the two-time World Series Champion, has joined BaseballCloud and will preside as its Director of Strategic Partnerships, along with playing an active role within the Product Development team. LONGWOOD, FLORIDA, March 2, 2022 — Jonny Gomes brings an impressive resume and veteran experience to... Continue Reading →
Five Stars Who Could Be Trade Deadline Headliners
If you're like me, then you're doing whatever you can to fill the need for sporting news while the MLB is still in a lockout. Over the past few weeks, we had the opportunity to sit through one of the most joyous times of the year for sports drama: the NBA Tradeline. Who's going where?... Continue Reading →
Put The Goat in the Hall of Fame
On Tuesday, January 25th it was announced David Ortiz had been elected to The National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Ortiz was elected after receiving 77.9% of votes in his first year on the ballot. As someone who doesn't typically give much thought to the Hall of Fame, it... Continue Reading →
BCTeam Update: Umpire Analysis
Our most popular feature on BCTeam has gotten a makeover before the start of the season! This update includes new visuals, added summary tables, and more filter options on the Umpire Analysis tab of game summaries. We all love to give umpires a hard time, well now we are making it easier to analyze how they... Continue Reading →