The essence of hitting, with all its nuances and intricacies, can be summarized succinctly as “barrel to ball.” From little league to the major leagues, if a hitter solidly squares up a pitch, good things will generally happen. If they don’t barrel it up…not so much. Thanks to Baseball Savant’s
Finding the Barrel
Finding the Barrel
Finding the Barrel
The essence of hitting, with all its nuances and intricacies, can be summarized succinctly as “barrel to ball.” From little league to the major leagues, if a hitter solidly squares up a pitch, good things will generally happen. If they don’t barrel it up…not so much. Thanks to Baseball Savant’s