Hot Stove: Biomechanics and Workload Scouting December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 Heather Jennifer Wolf, Player Development, Scouting With the Winter Meetings having just wrapped up, the Hot Stove has heated up with huge trades and signings. Already big names are changing cities and signing their names to multi-year deals. Two of the biggest signings so far have been pitchers; Patrick Corbin signed a six-year, $140 million contract with the Washington Nationals and […] Continue reading
Biomechanical Equivalence: Projecting batting statistics using biomechanics data November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 Heather Ben Hansen, Research At Motus, we specialize in biomechanical analysis and data science. Over the last decade, we have contracted our gold-standard motion capture lab services to capture swings and mobility exams on thousands of baseball players. While we use this data to help inform training decisions, we have stealthily contracted more prestigious services to professional organizations: player […] Continue reading