Seattle Mariners Embrace Data, Tech like Rapsodo, K-Motion, Motus, TrackMan June 25, 2018July 3, 2018 Heather Article, News Seattle Mariners lefty pitcher James Paxton has been dominant at times this season, striking out as many as 16 batters in a game and throwing the first no-hitter of his career. The stats he began tracking this year, however, aren’t generated on days he starts. In his sixth big league season, Paxton started wearing Motus’ […] Continue reading
Why It’s Almost Impossible for Fastballs to Get Any Faster April 13, 2018April 23, 2018 Heather Web A wickedly fast fastball isn’t the anomaly it once was. A decade ago, Major League pitchers threw a grand total of just 196 triple-digit fastballs in a single season. Last year, 40 pitchers collectively threw 1,017. But while baseball’s hallmark pitch has increased in popularity, it hasn’t increased in velocity. Consider the confusion over the […] Continue reading
Raise your analytics game with motusDASH March 8, 2018 Heather Article, Research WHAT’S NEW WITH motusDASH? For our clients who use motusDASH, you’ve seen a lot of updates over the winter. Here’s a brief summary of the current features of motusDASH, just in case you’ve missed it. First, the homepage of the dashboards quickly diagnose each player with their AC Ratio and Chronic Workload status. If someone is […] Continue reading
How Pitchers Train Inside Motus Global’s Advanced Biomechanics Lab February 8, 2018March 6, 2018 Heather Web Sharing space with a physical therapy center is an open-plan fitness center as big as an airplane hangar and brimming with activity. While a rehabbing NFL player did deadlifts in the center of the facility, off to the corner stood a former minor league pitcher toeing the rubber of a high-density foam, turf-covered mound as […] Continue reading
Upcoming motusThrow Update Brings Big Changes Ahead of 2018 Season January 25, 2018March 6, 2018 Heather Press Release January 25, 2018 – Motus Global is bringing big changes to its motusTHROW app ahead of the 2018 season. The free update will be available on the App Store just in time for Spring Training. The update to the app will work with current motusTHROW sensors, giving new functionality and improving the ability for pitchers, coaches, and parents […] Continue reading
Mickey Callaway aims to reduce Mets’ pitching injuries with analytics and research November 14, 2017March 6, 2018 Heather Web Whatever other qualities Mickey Callaway brings as the new manager of the Mets, let’s be honest about it: He was hired to rejuvenate a starting rotation whose 2015 brilliance has been buried under a heap of injuries and ineffectiveness the last couple of seasons. That is, find a way to keep the golden arms healthy […] Continue reading