Creating Swing Decision Models for Triple-A

A look at some 2023 Triple-A swing decision leaders and laggards

In my very first post for Down on the Farm, I introduced my swing decision metric, SwRV/SwRV+. In that article, I found that SwRV, a pitch level metric that assesses swing decisions by estimating the value of a swing compared to the value of a take, was more predictive and descriptive than commonly used pitch level plate discipline metrics like O-Swing%…