Santo Domingo, Fortaleza. The era of Statcast research has reached a new level: bat speed is now data you can get in Baseball Savant.
These new measurements show that Oneil Cruz, of the Pirates, with 77.7 mph. He is the Dominican with the strongest swing and second in the Major Leagues, only surpassed by Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees, who is the overall leader, with 80.6 mph.
Cruz is followed by Christopher Morel of the Cubs (76.7 mph); and Julio Rodríguez, of Seattle, with 76.2 mph. Then follow Vladimir Guerrero, from Toronto, 75.6 mph.; Jesús Sánchez, of the Marlins, 75.5 mph., and Elehuris Montero, of Colorado, with 75.1.
Also Eloy Jiménez, of the White Sox, with 74.5 mph.; Elly de la Cruz, of Cincinnati, 74.9 mph., and Fernando Tatis Jr., of San Diego, with 74.6 mph. That is the ranking among the Dominicans, who stand out because each one has the fastest swing on their respective teams.
To check this data, fans can visit the Baseball Savant page (in English) to see this new statistic and how it is calculated in more detail. To clarify, a player’s average bat speed, by our definition, is the average speed of the 90% of his best swings. In other words, incomplete swings are not taken into account, according to MLB.com.
Leaders in MLB
After Stanton and Oneil, the Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber follows with 77.0 mph; Giants’ Matt Chapman (76.9 mph); Morel (76.7 mph); Venezuelan Ronald Acuña Jr., of Atlanta, (76.7 mph); Jo Adell, of the Angels, (76.3 mph) and J-Rod (76.2 mph), being the only ones to surpass the 76 mph barrier. in their swings.
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2024-05-15 04:08:12
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