PaleAleSox Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47754884/mlb-2026-driveline-baseball-hitting-lab-analytics-edgar-quero-chicago-white-sox 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishPrince34 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47754884/mlb-2026-driveline-baseball-hitting-lab-analytics-edgar-quero-chicago-white-sox Great read-Big focus on Quero 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago That was a very good read and always interesting to get a better understanding of what baseball is looking at and what improvements are trying to be made. I suggest everyone give the article a read, especially for some of our more "veteran" members who are less analytics focused. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falstaff Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 23 minutes ago, Tony said: That was a very good read and always interesting to get a better understanding of what baseball is looking at and what improvements are trying to be made. I suggest everyone give the article a read, especially for some of our more "veteran" members who are less analytics focused. I couldn't agree more, excellent article. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almagest Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago This is great. Really interested to see how this work benefits Quero this season. In particular: Quote [Quero] was shown his realistic potential: Josh Naylor, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Addison Barger, players with far more power. "If we kept everything in your profile exactly the same, but we added 2 miles per hour of bat speed alone, you're looking at being more like that type of hitter," Hirsh told him. "And a couple of these guys made a lot of money very recently." I would like a Josh Naylor at catcher please and thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago One thing I'm curious about, and I don't believe the article mentions (I also could have missed it)...do the Sox (and other teams) set this up for someone like Quero, or was this something Quero wanted to do on his own? I'm curious of the teams involvement. And I'm not looking for some "gotcha" moment against the Sox, I'm genuinely curious how that works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) Quero had 4th percentile bat velocity last year. Chisholm was at like 67th percentile. Color me a bit skeptical that he just needs a 2mph boost to get 20-25 HR power. Good article otherwise. Edited 1 hour ago by chitownsportsfan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almagest Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 17 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: Quero had 4th percentile bat velocity last year. Chisholm was at like 67th percentile. Color me a bit skeptical that he just needs a 2mph boost to get 20-25 HR power. Good article otherwise. Quero would need to add 3.5 mph to his bat speed to match Naylor. 6.4 to match Chisholm. 8.4 to match Barger. Quero is really good at squaring up the ball though, so even adding a small extra % to his bat speed would likely help him a lot. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/bat-tracking?sortColumn=squared_up_per_bat_contact&sortDirection=desc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 6 minutes ago, almagest said: Quero would need to add 3.5 mph to his bat speed to match Naylor. 6.4 to match Chisholm. 8.4 to match Barger. Quero is really good at squaring up the ball though, so even adding a small extra % to his bat speed would likely help him a lot. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/bat-tracking?sortColumn=squared_up_per_bat_contact&sortDirection=desc No guarantee he maintains that bat control and ability to square up as he gains MPH. Swinging slower makes bat control easier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almagest Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 10 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: No guarantee he maintains that bat control and ability to square up as he gains MPH. Swinging slower makes bat control easier. Yeah, but the changes Driveline is suggesting aren't to "swing harder". They're working on his lower body to naturally gain some bat speed without changing his arm effort. They are also working with him to make contact in front of the plate more often to give his swing more time to accelerate - this one is a bigger change and could result in some bat control issues, but Quero is so good at bat control I'd posit he could drop a few % points and end up with a net gain in productivity if his bat speed goes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted 56 minutes ago Share Posted 56 minutes ago (edited) Everytime I read these articles every off season I think two things: 1. Glad to see this guy trying to get better and exhausting all avenues 2. Driveline has a great PR and marketing team I'm not saying they don't do good work, but there are many great shops and coaches that players work with in offseason. Edited 55 minutes ago by Look at Ray Ray Run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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