5 Star MidSouth Scout Day: TrackMan Files
October 22, 2021
On Saturday, October 16, the PBR Tennessee scouting staff hosted the 5 Star MidSouth Scout Day at Rose Park in Nashville, TN. The event featured 45 prospects from all high school grad classes.Â
Today, we’re continuing our post-event analysis by examining the data measured by our TrackMan units. The technology is able to capture information that’s difficult to capture by the naked eye, like pitch-by-pitch metrics and batted-ball data. We’ll explain more below:
MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Trent Miller | TN | Greenbrier | 2023 | RHP | 89.6 mph |
2 | Parker Day | TN | Trousdale County | 2024 | RHP | 89.1 mph |
3 | Dylan Rodgers | TN | Siegel | 2024 | RHP | 86.2 mph |
4 | Braden Bornstein | TN | Lipscomb Academy | 2022 | RHP | 83.4 mph |
5 | Evan Tomlin | TN | Tullahoma | 2024 | OF | 83.4 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Dylan Rodgers | TN | Siegel | 2024 | RHP | 2446 rpm |
2 | Parker Day | TN | Trousdale County | 2024 | RHP | 2346 rpm |
3 | Trent Miller | TN | Greenbrier | 2023 | RHP | 2277 rpm |
4 | Patrick Cantrell | TN | DeKalb County | 2022 | LHP | 2253 rpm |
5 | Tyler Kingdon | TN | Lebanon | 2024 | RHP | 2246 rpm |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
Spin Rate: This metric calculates the rate of spin on the baseball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm). Historical data shows that high-spin fastballs lessen the impact of gravity, allowing for more ‘rise’ (or less fall, in other words) as it carries through the zone. Low-spin fastballs typically indicate the pitch has greater horizontal action, often making it tougher to square up, but generally easier to make contact with, leading to more ground balls, while high-spin fastballs show a correlation with swings and misses.
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