Seattle Preseason ID, Session II - Pitching Data Dive
February 16, 2024
On Saturday, February 10th, Prep Baseball Washington staff hosted the Seattle Preseason ID - Session II at Mariners Training Center in Puyallup, WA. Featuring prospects in the 2024-2028 classes, over 40 players from across the state participated in this pro-style workout. The event included unrivaled access to data through our state-of-the-art technology partners, as well as in-depth scouting analysis from our Prep Baseball Washington staff.
Preseason ID events serve as an important tool for both PBR scouts and college recruiters, who will subsequently create lists of prospects to follow as they plan their spring coverage. We also tend to see prospects’ best performances in the preseason, as most athletes are fresh and coming off of strict and targeted off-season training programs that have resulted in big gains, primed for updating their Prep Baseball profile. Exceptional performances lend the opportunity to secure invitations to some of the summer's biggest invite-only events, including Top Prospect Games, Prep Baseball Future Games, and more.
Earlier this week, we published our Quick Hits, where we dove into some of the top players from the event, and our Statistical Analysis, where we broke down the stat leaders from the more traditional categories. Today, we will take a further in-depth look at the pitching data, collected via Trackman. All listed stats are also recorded and made available on individual player profiles.
DATA DIVE - TRACKMAN PITCHING
Seattle Preseason ID, Session II
PEAK FB VELOCITY
EFFECTIVE FB VELOCITY AVG
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 FB SPIN RATE
AVG FB SPIN RATE
AVG INDUCED VERTICAL MOVEMENT
AVG HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
CB VELOCITY
PEAK CB SPIN RATE
AVG CB SPIN RATE
SL VELOCITY
PEAK SL SPIN RATE
AVG SL SPIN RATE
CH VELOCITY
AVG CH SPIN RATE
CH HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT