Last year, former weblogger Mike Petriello wrote about Luis Avilan and how he was the best in baseball at limiting exit velocity from his pitches. In 134 batted ball events last season, Avilan allowed an MLB-best 81.4 MPH exit velo.
Here’s how Mike concluded the article:
“So: Small samples, first year of data, no doubt. No idea if this holds up next year. But I do know that a guy we never think about apparently missed some bats and prevented hard contact. It’s something worth watching next year.