I don’t think that’s a far stretch to assume. So if we take the above MLB hitter that has power and know that on a 70 mph machine he can swing in the 73-77 mph range then if we assume a 92.8 mph pitch coming in without it being grooved over the plate like a machine does could be in the upper 60s range. This still looked like a controlled swing though. He could get into the upper 70s and then 80s if he went after it but he said he wouldn’t ever swing that hard in a game. When facing a machine at 70 mph from 45′ his bat speed was in the 73-77 mph range. I have worked with an MLB hitter who has a bat speed in the 80s off a tee and it drops to the upper 70s for flips. To match that to an optimal expected velo we find that the average bat speed is around 66 mph which is 97.79 mph and a 1.481 ratio (66 mph bat speed is not in the above chart). The average FB LD exit velo for the above 5 hitters is 97.46 MPH. Optimal Reference Chart – Based on MLB avg fastball Bat Speed 1.2 0.2 Exp = Is what the optimal exit velo should be based on bat speed and pitch speed.If you need things defined, please read my previous post We don’t know pitch speed but we can take the MLB average fastball at 92.8 mph.We are just looking at averages and more specifically, average line drives and fly balls. I am sure we are close but there are variables that can’t be accounted for. But its worth looking into and analyzing. I want to point out that this is not an exact and I am probably wrong. Then we will look at their average exit velo and compare it to optimal expected velo and find the data point that matches. I looked at the top 5 hitters from 2018 in barrels. Lets take what I discussed in my last post and apply it to the top MLB players. If you want to read it all please use a tablet but a computer is best. There is a lot of data and it is too wide. *Reading this on mobile may cut off the charts.
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