PBR was in Wilmington, NC on Saturday October 14th for a scout day with Team Beast NC.  The plan for the day included an indoor workout with some outdoor aspects at the Team Beast Facility.  The facility, beautiful and clean, allows players the ability to go through a full warm up and agility session.  It also houses a number of cages that can all be pulled back to give players a chance to do their defensive work.  We had planned to run and collect catcher pop times outside at the facility, but weather prevented a track that was safe enough for players to perform at top level so there were adjustments made to the plan.

The day began with timed 10yd bursts, using the Swift Athletic lasers.  Next, players went through a full offensive workout in an open cage area, allowing the ball to fly, with TrackMan recording the swings.  Defensive evaluations were next, followed by conrolled bullpen for the pitchers.

You can see the full roster and statistical output HERE.  In the coming days, we will continue to break down some of the players that attended this scout day on the coast.

 

TrackMan Leaders - Team Beast NC PItchers

FASTBALL STATS

Peak Velocity

Average Effective Velocity

Effective velocity is taking into account the velocity of each pitch, its release distance, the pitches time to the plate / hitting area, and the pitches movement.  With all of this information, Effective Velocity is allowing coaches and scouts to more accurately compare how a pitch is affecting a hitter.

Peak Spin Rate

Average Spin Rate

Average Induced Vertical Movement

Induced vertical movement tracks how the ball rides through the zone, or sinks through the zone.  For the purpose of this board we are tracking which fastballs showed the most ride, typically leading to more swing and miss opportunities

Average Horizontal Movement

Horizontal movement is often referred to as run.  This measurement does not distinguish between early and late movement, just the overall amount the ball tracks to the arm side out of the hand.

Peak Spin Score

The Spin Score is a measurement linking velocity and spin.  It is calculated by dividing the spin rate by the velocity of each pitch.  

CURVEBALL STATS

Peak Velocity

Peak Spin Rate

Average Spin Rate

Average Induced Vertical Movement

This is a measurement of how much the ball drops from its original position and trajectory.  It does not measure how late the movement happens.  This can be referred to as depth on a breaking ball.

Average Horizontal Movement

Peak Spin Score

CHANGEUP STATS

Peak Velocity

Average Induced Vertical Movement

Average Horizontal Movement