Matt Schepel

7 players increased their bat speed by at least 1mph and their Sq Up/Swing% by at least 2% from 2024 to 2025 Average wOBA increase was 0.035 for these players Only Adley Rutschman had a decrease in wOBA from the year before

Interesting that half of these players wOBA went down even with an increase in SQ Up %, Avg EV, and Hard Hit %

Top 10 bat speed increases from 2024 to 2025 Avg wOBA - ⬆️ .018 Avg Hard Hit % - ⬆️ 7.5 % Avg Barrel % - ⬆️ 3.9 %

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@AramLeighton8 Also his hand height at his launch position is very similar to these 3 pretty good hitters

@AramLeighton8 It’s intentional and has nothing to do with the shoulder injury. Watch this clip of his training. I linked the full video too youtu.be/XsAVGIfQnCA?si…

Tigers 2024 first rounder Bryce Rainer slaps an RBI single the other way. Hands are so quick, but I do wonder if such a big move with his hands and how low they get before his swing will make things difficult for him over the course of the season.

Rules-based constraints are elite for competitive practice across sports, pitchers included. 🚩 Can’t land a slider with a hitter in the box? ➡️ Every hitter-count pitch in your next lives HAS to be a slider. Sink or swim.

@ZacGoodman_ I stopped doing power cleans after college. Only deadlifted for about a year. Randomly got the itch to power clean again. PR’d by over 40 lbs.

Yup! This happens for my college athletes that do Olympic lifts at school. Increase absolute strength on Squat and Deadlift variations. Sharpen RFD on something more dynamic like Jumping. Watch moderate velocities improve without specific work.

@coachnatep_ I just updated the app after I saw this. There is now a trash icon for each game. You can click that to delete any game, and all the data from it.

@Scheps5 Hey I want to delete a test game is it possible

How swing decisions are evaluated in the Diamond Stats App. I chose to use a simple model, that while it isn't perfect, gives a pretty good idea of whether your players are making good swing decisions. The swing decisions grade takes the players Heart Swing % and divides it by their Chase Swing %. Basically it rewards swinging at pitches you can do damage on, and taking pitches that are tough to hit. The app also includes Pitches/PA, Swing %, and 1st Pitch Swing%. These aren't factored into the grade, but can be used by coaches to evaluate a players patience at the plate, and ability to work counts. FYI, the app is FREE to use! Sign up with this link diamond-stats-5d78acd6.base44.app Feel free to DM with any questions or suggestions!

How Ball Flight is evaluated in the Diamond Stats App. The Ball Flight grade is based on a hitter’s line drive percentage. This was the toughest of the Core Four skills to grade because every hitter has a slightly different ideal ball flight profile. But one thing is always true, line drives are almost always a good outcome, regardless of the hitter. The app also breaks down batted balls by direction (pull, middle, oppo) and shows the wOBA for each ball flight type. This allows you to see not only where a hitter is putting the ball in play most often, but also how effective they are when they hit it there. This information can be extremely valuable when identifying a hitter’s optimal ball flight profile. The app is FREE, sign up here if it interests you diamond-stats-5d78acd6.base44.app Feel free to DM with any questions or suggestions!

Baseball Coaches! I made a FREE web app Game Changer wasn't giving me all the hitting stats that I wanted so I built an app that would. Diamond Stats tracks and grades your hitters in these 4 skills/categories (Core Four) - Power - Bat To Ball - Swing Decisions - Ball Flight The main goal behind this was to track my players skills in these 4 areas, so we could identify a hitters strengths and weaknesses and work on them accordingly If this is something that interests you, sign up for free using the link below. Feel free to DM with questions or suggestions for the app diamond-stats-5d78acd6.base44.app/login?from_url…

How do we grade and evaluate bat to ball skills in the Diamond Stats App? The actual Bat to Ball grade is calculated by assigning run values to balls hit in play, foul balls, and whiffs. That score is then converted into a grade on an 80-20 scale. This grade has a very high correlation with baseball savants Squared Up/Swing stat. We also break down each player's bat to ball skills in different parts of the strike zone (Heart, Edge, Chase) to get a more detailed look at the hitters strengths and weaknesses. Finally, we have a contact quality profile for each player that allows you to see the type of contact the player is making, and how often. If you want data like this for your team, sign up for the Diamond Stats App now. It is FREE! diamond-stats-5d78acd6.base44.app

@RPJ1317 @teams_elite I’m in

Over the next few weeks, I'll be outlining in our @teams_elite community how we built our EBT hitting plan starting the journey from a few short off seasons ago taking a professional approach to develop our hitters. Comment "I'm In" or DM to join. #ThatsElite

First Core Four metric in the Diamond Stats hitting app is Power. Power is going to be broken down into 4 stats - Bat Speed - Exit Velocity - ISO - Extra Base Hit % Bat speed and exit velocity going to set the ceiling for your raw power potential. ISO and XBH% are going to show how well you are transferring your power potential into actual in game power. Sign up for the app with the link below. App is FREE. Please DM me with any suggestions or questions. diamond-stats-5d78acd6.base44.app

@gboyum01 I believe you need to create a roster of your players first. Once you have done that, you should be able to add them to your lineup. If that doesn't work, send me a DM and we will figure it out!

@Scheps5 Doesn't seem free. Looks like you need a subscription to add a line up.