Understanding Today’s Modern Baseball Analytics: A Simple Guide for Parents, Coaches, Players, and Organizations Trying To Understand The Modern Game

Written by former professional baseball player and MLB scout Todd Blyleven, this book draws from a lifetime inside the game. Todd grew up around Major League Baseball as the son of Hall of Fame pitcher Bert Blyleven, became a professional player himself, later worked as an MLB scout signing more than 26 players to professional contracts, and has spent more than 15 years in sports technology, product education, player development, and the corporate sports world. As a baseball technology creator and sports parent, Todd brings a rare perspective that connects old-school baseball experience with today’s data-driven game. About this book: Baseball has changed. The language. The tools. The numbers. The way players are evaluated. The way coaches teach. The way parents try to understand what their player needs next. Exit velocity. Launch angle. Bat speed. Spin rate. Spin efficiency. Vertical break. Horizontal break. Pitch design. Command. Athletic testing. Player reports. Showcase data. Development plans. For many parents, coaches, players, and organizations, the modern game can feel overwhelming. But it does not have to. In Understanding Today’s Modern Baseball Analytics, Todd Blyleven gives readers a clear, simple, and practical guide to understanding the new language of baseball. This is not a complicated analytics textbook. It is a plain-language baseball guide written for the people sitting at the ballpark, coaching in the dugout, training in the facility, running teams and organizations, and trying to help players grow without getting lost in the numbers. Drawing from a lifetime in baseball, Todd helps readers understand what modern baseball data means, why it matters, how it can help, and how it can be misunderstood. Inside this book, you’ll learn how to: Understand the difference between scouting, analytics, and player development Make sense of hitting metrics like exit velocity, launch angle, bat speed, barrel control, swing decisions, and contact quality Understand pitching data such as velocity, spin rate, spin efficiency, pitch movement, pitch design, control, and command Evaluate athletic testing, arm strength, defensive data, position fit, speed, mobility, and game instincts Turn reports, lessons, showcases, and technology readings into clear development plans Ask better questions when coaches, instructors, or organizations show you player data Understand how age, maturity, projection, and context affect player evaluation Avoid the danger of chasing numbers instead of developing players Build a healthier technology philosophy for teams, facilities, academies, and organizations Keep the player at the center of the modern game This book is for the parent who has ever sat in the stands and wondered what everyone else was talking about. It is for the coach who wants to use modern tools without losing the feel of the game. It is for the player who wants to understand his own development instead of feeling defined by a report. It is for the instructor, facility owner, organization leader, scout, and baseball fan who wants to understand where the game is going without forgetting what still matters most. Because the number can help. The data can guide. The technology can support development. But the player still matters more than the number. Understanding Today’s Modern Baseball Analytics is a simple, honest, and practical guide to helping baseball people understand the modern game with more confidence, ask better questions, build better plans, and support players the right way. The tools will keep changing. The language will keep evolving. But the goal should stay the same: Help players understand the game, develop their skills, and compete with confidence.
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Author/Artist:Blyleven, Todd
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.