Nolan Ryan’s 1974 June 17, 2018June 18, 2018 Heather Article, Research, Will Carroll Thirteen innings. Nineteen strikeouts. Ten walks. Nolan Ryan’s outing on June 14th of 1974 was a stunner, especially given the pitch counts of modern baseball, but even in 1974, it was an extreme outlier. Pitchers simply did not go 200 pitches, even in the “single pitcher” era when complete games were the rule rather than […] Continue reading
Who Broke Shohei Ohtani? June 11, 2018June 14, 2018 Heather Article, Will Carroll The news of Shohei Ohtani’s elbow sprain came as a blow not just to the Los Angeles Angels, but to baseball as a whole. Ohtani is a world wide star who’s two-way success was like nothing in baseball over the past few decades. As always, the question for any pitcher facing an extended period of […] Continue reading
Testing The Twist November 15, 2017November 16, 2017 Heather Article, Research, Will Carroll As velocity numbers and DL days have tracked up over the last few years, there’s been a lot of discussion about some of the more granular areas and changes. However, there’s been little publicly available data to test any of this. At Motus, our lab-accurate system to measure throwing mechanics of the pitcher’s elbow gives […] Continue reading
Rethinking Feet November 11, 2017 Heather Article, Will Carroll I’ve had a pet theory for years that, as Mars Blackmon tried to tell us, it’s gotta be the shoes. There has been a significant uptick in foot and ankle injuries – especially complex injuries like Lisfranc and Jones fractures – over the last twenties years. I believe that a confluence of bigger/stronger/faster athletes and […] Continue reading
Surgery: What To Do When Things Go Wrong October 25, 2017 Heather Article, Will Carroll For athletes, surgery often feels like failure. A blown elbow ligament. A knee that buckled. A bone that snapped. All that training, time, and passion is gone. Except it’s not. Surgery is a setback, not an end in most cases. The advances in surgery and rehab in just the twenty years I’ve been covering sports […] Continue reading
The Origins of Velocity, Part I October 18, 2017 Heather Article, Will Carroll There’s no question that velocity has increased in Major League Baseball and at the levels leading up to it. However, there’s really been no explanation of how this happened. Using the data we have at Motus and with some key assistance from Motus’ Mike Lambiaso, I’ve tried to figure out if there’s any clear answer […] Continue reading
Readiness or Roles? October 10, 2017October 10, 2017 Heather Article, Will Carroll Watching the playoffs this year, it’s clear that Andrew Miller’s usage last year wasn’t an aberration. Pitchers, at least in the playoffs, are going to be asked to work to get outs, not fill roles. One-inning closers are pushed to go more than one. Starters are used as relievers. Innings are extended, as are pitch […] Continue reading
Throwing Biomechanics August 12, 2017September 20, 2017 Heather Article, Will Carroll In major league baseball, the fact is that very few teams have any idea about throwing biomechanics. For very good reason, MLB is a results oriented business. Someone that could stand on their head, throw underhanded, or do a Simone Biles backflip and still consistently get the ball past Aaron Judge and Mike Trout would […] Continue reading
Motus Global Hires “The Injury Expert” Will Carroll as Media Relations Director August 8, 2017September 7, 2017 Heather Leave a comment Press Release, Will Carroll Sports and injury reporter comes on board to lead internal media efforts for the biomechanics company Rockville Centre, NY — August 8, 2017 — Will Carroll, a renowned expert throughout sports media and an injury reporter for 18 years, has officially joined Motus Global, the world leader in advanced biomechanical analysis, as the Media Relations […] Continue reading
Injury Prevention July 21, 2017September 18, 2017 Heather Article, Will Carroll The Cubs pulled off a big trade with their cross town “rivals” the White Sox, dealing four prospects for Jose Quintana. Quintana is a big upgrade to a staff that has underperformed, but the key to this deal might be how good the White Sox are at injury prevention. For the decade-plus that injuries have […] Continue reading