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Long Live The Bunt

Let's Go Tribe | February 29, 2024

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Good evening. There is no Academy of Bunting Sciences and there never has been.

AND YET

Bunts are actually good. SACRIFICE bunts suck. Bunting with the intention of getting a hit is rad.

Here's grounder BABIP by exit velocity from 2021-2023.

Yes, 20-24 mph grounders became hits more often than 105-109 mph grounders.

Average EV for a bunt was 34.5 mph. https://t.co/o2DW52Yzgu pic.twitter.com/eAPiL8yz3I— Dan Szymborski (@DSzymborski) February 27, 2024

That tweet embed is awfully big but looky looky, the Reds hired a bunting consultant.







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