Statcast and the Oakland A's

Khris Davis blasted two home runs. What does Statcast have to say about them?Over the last few seasons MLB’s Statcast has provided extra insight into what is happening on the field Whether it is fielding, pitching, or hitting there is something the data can tell us about what just happened on the field. Terms like “exit velocity” and “launch angle” have slowly crept in our hearts and minds as we consider how to turn a can-of-corn flyball out into a moonshot home run.

Whether or not this data can be prescriptive or just descriptive I’m fascinated by how much more we can learn about the century-old game of baseball. Consider this the first installment in a regular piece detailing the week’s…