In case you haven’t noticed, Statcast data for bat tracking — swing speed data, for example — was released to the public on May 12. The data only dates back to April 3 of this year, with plans to roll out additional features in the coming months. Honestly, I’ve been waiting on data like this for a long time. Better late than never, though! Below are some quality primers about this data and an early sense of where baseball analysis about hitters moves forward from here.
Everything to know about Statcast’s new bat-tracking data - Mike Petriello
What Statcast’s New Bat Tracking Data Does and Doesn’t Tell Us - Ben Clemens
Why the NEW Bat Tracking Data from Baseball Savant Matters - Lance Brozdowski
Takeaways from new Statcast MLB bat-tracking data - Jeff Passan
Caution: There is a lot of nuance to this kind of bat tracking analysis.