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Blast Breakdown: 2022 1B/OF Michael Tallarida (The Haverford School)


Joe Walentin
Operations / Scouting

Welcome back to Blast Breakdown. In this series we will spotlight one player each week who stood out during this 2020 season and take a deeper dive into their numbers and take a look at some that really stand out. Today we take a look at the uncommitted '22 power hitting 1B Michael Tallarida 
Before we get started, we'll go over and define some of the terminology being used in the piece:

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mike's BAT SPEED: MAX- 79.8 MPH, AVG- 72.3 MPH

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mike'S ROT ACC: MAX- 30.7G'S, AVG- 20.2G'S 

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mike'S ON PLANE EFF: 79%

 

Exit Velocity-  The measures the speed of the ball off the bat, measured in miles per hour (mph).

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Bat Speed: Mike put up some impressive numbers here peaking at 79.8 MPH and averaging 72.8, this puts him at the top of the college - pro range! His advanced consistency with the bat speed correlated directly into his BP results where he average a 91 MPH exit velo and peaked 97 MPH while driving his furthest ball 370 ft. 

Rotational Acceleration: This is where the metrics really jump off the charts. Mike's averaged 20.2 G's which is above the MLB average of 17 G's and he peaked at 30.7 G's! This shows he has the ability to accelerate at an elite level into his plus bat speed.

On Plane Efficiency %: Here Mike shows an advanced feel for the barrel by be on plane with the incoming pitch at 79%. 70% is the magic number that shows us a player can consistently barrel the ball up. All these metrics together tells us mike has the ability to consistently put the barrel on the ball with advanced quickness into the zone and top end bat speed while maintaining control and balance throughout the swing.  

 





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