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Reply to "Exit Velocity"

Tim Turner posted:

I never said velocity measurements win games.  What they do is give coaches and scouts a baseline measurement of what a player can potentially do on the field.  Why would scouts reduce fly balls hit by metal bats by 40 feet when they use those metal bats in college?  I don’t think so

I can guarantee they reduce them by at least 40 feet.  My high schooler will hit his metal 40-60 feet further than wood and he hit wood over 400 this weekend at showcase.  Plus ball doesn't get off the bat near as fast with wood as metal.  It is only a number like velocity but the difference is you can ultimately teach a thrower to pitch even if he has to drop velo, you can't teach a kid who swings a bat fast to hit as easily.  I have seen guys who knew nothing about playing baseball get very high exit velo.  You never see a kid who can't play step on a mound and throw 95.

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