The CBA Bullpens Scout Day took place on July 15th at Porter Ridge HS in Indian Trail, NC.  

This Bullpen only workout took place as the original Prep Baseball Scout Day with CBA was rained out.  The subsiqent make-up day fell in a range that made it difficult for some arms to be primed for the workout.  Prep Baseball Scouts worked with CBA to find an alternative date for pitchers to throw bullpens and capture their data and video.

CLICK HERE to see full stats and roster from the Bullpen makeup date

CLICK HERE to see the full stat package and rollout from the full CBA Scout Day.

TrackMan Pitching Metrics: CBA Bullpens Scout Day

FASTBALL STATS

Peak Velocity

Average Effective Velocity

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 Spin Rate

Average Spin Rate

Average Induced Vertical Movement

Induced vertical movement tracks how the ball rides through the zone, or sinks through the zone.  For the purpose of this board we are tracking which fastballs showed the most ride, typically leading to more swing and miss opportunities

Average Horizontal Movement

Horizontal movement is often referred to as run.  This measurement does not distinguish between early and late movement, just the overall amount the ball tracks to the arm side out of the hand.

Peak Spin Score

The Spin Score is a measurement linking velocity and spin.  It is calculated by dividing the spin rate by the velocity of each pitch.  

CURVEBALL STATS

Peak Velocity

Peak Spin Rate

Average Spin Rate

Average Induced Vertical Movement

This is a measurement of how much the ball drops from its original position and trajectory.  It does not measure how late the movement happens.  This can be referred to as depth on a breaking ball.

Average Horizontal Movement

Peak Spin Score

CHANGEUP STATS

Peak Velocity

Average Induced Vertical Movement

Average Horizontal Movement

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