Data / Statistics
Arm Stress from Consecutive Long Innings
An understudied aspect of the stress placed on a pitcher’s arm over the course of a game is the effect of pitching consecutive long innings in which the pitcher has limited time to recover from the additional stress of the long innings. This paper will explore some of the initial research involved in attempting to quantify stress and discuss future research opportunities.
How Do High School Stats Compare to the MLB?
Ernie and I found an article in Sports Illustrated by the great Tom Verducci back in 2016 entitled “New data results show high school baseball similar to MLB”. This article caused some serious discussion.
What Kind of Performance Results Have You Been Getting?
As we get older, stronger, and as we put in more work, we should expect some level of improved performance when throwing. The previous post discussed general results in terms of arm health and performance gains. In this post I’m going to point out a few success stories from the perspective of impact.
Update from the Illinois Baseball Edge, Ltd.
With the grand opening of our new academy a little over a month in the rearview mirror, with high school baseball tryouts in progress, and with summer baseball getting closer every day, our staff thought it would be a good time to provide an update on training activity and performance results.