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So all those homers Yankees hit today...apparently they were using new special bats designed by their scientists that shift more wood into areas that are more likely to make contact. If that stays legal, it would revolutionarize baseball.
 
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So all those homers Yankees hit today...apparently they were using new special bats designed by their scientists that shift more wood into areas that are more likely to make contact. If that stays legal, it would revolutionarize baseball.
I’m all for technology and sports science helping players get prepared for games or giving them the best on-field strategy to win, but this is manipulating the tools of the game to win. They gotta ban those imo.
 
So all those homers Yankees hit today...apparently they were using new special bats designed by their scientists that shift more wood into areas that are more likely to make contact. If that stays legal, it would revolutionarize baseball.
I could have swore that MLB had a rule that all bats had to be ordered (not made).
 
it's probably nothing but I sure hope those "special bats" aren't another sports team taking advantage of the rulebook to essentially cheat. League's should be able to trust teams to act in good faith. But if the special bats are a thing I hope the next team to play the Yankees shows the same level of sportsmanship and turns the lights out in the stadium when the Yankees are up to bat in the 9th with bases loaded. There isn't a specific rule against it so it's not cheating right?
 
it's probably nothing but I sure hope those "special bats" aren't another sports team taking advantage of the rulebook to essentially cheat. League's should be able to trust teams to act in good faith. But if the special bats are a thing I hope the next team to play the Yankees shows the same level of sportsmanship and turns the lights out in the stadium when the Yankees are up to bat in the 9th with bases loaded. There isn't a specific rule against it so it's not cheating right?

It's a Torpedo bat. Its legal size and weight. The old philosophy was undersize the barrel and increase wood density or weight. MIT guy fattened up the typical strike are to increase odds of contact and it looks like it's also going to send ball to either left or right field with that shape.

We should copy them.
 
Another rough look for Shatkins


That was quick. Do what you want with the innuendos.

Excited to see Fluharty, didn’t expect it this quick. Has had a very solid minor league career.

Also looking forward to seeing if Lucas can settle in at this level. Great minor league career, yips in the bigs.
 
That was a joke of a signing. What's the point? You need someone younger, more reliable. Of course he is going to spend more time on the IL than actually pitching. Nothing against Scherzer, but I mean you could see it coming.
I'll be completely honest. Fluharty has been the best lefty in ST the last two years. He was a better option but wasn't on the 40 man.

What really bothers me isn't Yarbrough. It's that some dumbass thought we needed another lefty, ruling out Nance. If it was truly a best 2 of 4, Nance makes the team.
 
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It's a Torpedo bat. Its legal size and weight. The old philosophy was undersize the barrel and increase wood density or weight. MIT guy fattened up the typical strike are to increase odds of contact and it looks like it's also going to send ball to either left or right field with that shape.

We should copy them.
If it’s good for the Yankees, it should be good for our Blue Jays.

Let’s join their movement And get the same bats.
 
That was a joke of a signing. What's the point? You need someone younger, more reliable. Of course he is going to spend more time on the IL than actually pitching. Nothing against Scherzer, but I mean you could see it coming.

Agreed. There was a reason he was even available for the Jays to sign. He's going to be on and off the DL all season. It was a named signing for season ticket holders. This team is run by idiots.
 
So all those homers Yankees hit today...apparently they were using new special bats designed by their scientists that shift more wood into areas that are more likely to make contact. If that stays legal, it would revolutionarize baseball.
This is going to be interesting to watch. From what i read, nothing about the bats the Yankees used was illegal. Essentially moving the sweet spot of the barrel is different from say, corking it since it's not changing the effectiveness of the entire thing.

Could be looking at a new age where teams/players start combing data to optimize their bats individually which would be wild.
 
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This is going to be interesting to watch. From what i read, nothing about the bats the Yankees used was illegal. Essentially moving the sweet spot of the barrel is different from say, corking it since it's not changing the effectiveness of the entire thing.

Could be looking at a new age where teams/players start combing data to optimize their bats individually which would be wild.

That was my thought too - they have the tech to be able to see where each individual player makes contact with the ball most frequently and customize the bat that way for every player. Once one MLB team does this, every team will too, and this won't be limited to the MLB either.
 
It's a Torpedo bat. Its legal size and weight. The old philosophy was undersize the barrel and increase wood density or weight. MIT guy fattened up the typical strike are to increase odds of contact and it looks like it's also going to send ball to either left or right field with that shape.

We should copy them.
Buncha nerds ruining the game!
 
From league-wide reactions, it sounds like other organizations have already tried and tested new bats without much success. Yanks may have found the right recipe for some of their players but I think it's still too early to tell. I'm sure there's already testing being done behind the scenes to try and exploit their new bats, especially since all orgs would already have the data to see where players tend to make most of their contact on the bat.
 
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If Yariel can be a very good bullpen arm like he was today, that will be huge. A backend of Yariel, Yimi, Jeff, and Brendon is very solid. Also have Sandlin and Green.

I am glad Fluharty is up instead of Lovelady. This type of move is what drives me nuts about the organization. They keep crap players with little potential over a younger guy. They did make the move quickly, though.

Hopefully the bats can get some power next series.
 
From league-wide reactions, it sounds like other organizations have already tried and tested new bats without much success. Yanks may have found the right recipe for some of their players but I think it's still too early to tell. I'm sure there's already testing being done behind the scenes to try and exploit their new bats, especially since all orgs would already have the data to see where players tend to make most of their contact on the bat.
Caleb Joseph actually pointed out this isn't something that's a magic bullet like some people think it is during the usual screentime he gets.

He claimed that when he was in Arizona for the one season, Ketel Marte apparently did something very similar to what the Yankees are doing. The result for him was an MVP caliber season. In season, guys started to go "i wonder..." and they too started to screw with their bats. The results were apparently less than successful compared to Marte.

I'm not jumping to conclusions yet because while i'm sure the bats helped to some degree, the Brewers pitching was also unmitigated ass for the last 2 games of that series. You could have hit tanks off of Nestor with a f***ing pool noodle with how much he was grooving pitches in that park.

Edit: Judge also came out and said he refuses to use the bats citing his game works fine without changing anything...fair.
 
I really want Bo extended asap. Maybe even more than Vladdy. He is such a great player. I love that type of player. Quiet, business like, just goes out there and hits. Plus his D has really improved. Get it done, Marky and Atkins.
 
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If Yariel can be a very good bullpen arm like he was today, that will be huge. A backend of Yariel, Yimi, Jeff, and Brendon is very solid. Also have Sandlin and Green.

I am glad Fluharty is up instead of Lovelady. This type of move is what drives me nuts about the organization. They keep crap players with little potential over a younger guy. They did make the move quickly, though.

Hopefully the bats can get some power next series.
Not to mention prioritizing other organizations ‘fungible arms’ over their own, for some reason.
 

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