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    Who is the fastest Brave?

    According to Statcast's average sprint speed stat (ft/sec):

    https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sprin...osition=&team=

    Santana 28.8
    Albies 28.7
    Swanson 28.5
    Inciarte 27.5
    Camargo 27.5
    Freeman 26.7
    Ruiz 26.7
    Garcia 26.6
    Phillips 26.6
    Markakis 26.2
    Adams (Matt) 26.1
    Suzuki 26.0
    Flowers 25.8
    Kemp 25.6

    The overall chart shows the scouting grades should break down as:

    80 = 30+
    70 = 29
    60 = 28
    50 = 27 (average)
    40 = 26
    30 = 25
    20 = 24 and lower

    Notes:

    - The Braves have a guy with worse than catcher speed (35 grade) running around LF, and never sub for him defensively.

    - The Braves overall have very slow OFers for their position, even Ender.

    - We may be seeing the beginning of Ender's defensive decline, going from 28.3 in 2015/2016 to 27.5 this year.

    - Cool to see Albies and Swanson with 65 speed, with Albies verging on a 70 grade.

    - I didn't realize Phillips was that slow (45 grade).

    - I am interested to see Lane Adams' value when he gets enough max effort events at the MLB level. I'm guessing 70 grade.

    - Mallex (29.4) is about 75 on the speed grade.

    - Truly 80 grade speed is reserved for Buxton, Hamilton, and maybe Zimmer and Tapia (who I've never heard of).

    - Mac and Pujols are even slower than I thought, and would get a 10 grade if it existed.
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    This is excellent. Thanks for sharing.

    I wish we would run with Dansby and Albies more often.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chop2chip View Post
    This is excellent. Thanks for sharing.

    I wish we would run with Dansby and Albies more often.
    They're not ready yet... it's flowers and Phillips right now

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    Altuve at 27.9?

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    Tapia is one of many Rockies prospects who seems caught up in a logjam.

    He would be another guy that I could see a team trading for.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Garmel View Post
    Altuve at 27.9?
    Here are the guys with 20+ SBs this year:

    Hamilton 30.2
    Gordon 29.6
    Altuve 27.9
    Andrus 27.5
    Cain 29.1
    Merrifield 28.9
    Nunez 27.7

    First, I had no idea Cain was that damn fast.

    Second, there is obviously more to stealing bases than top speed. There is an element of getting a good jump and acceleration in the mix as well.

    Statcast should be able to measure all those things.

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    I would never have guessed that Whit was that fast.

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    Pretty crazy that Freeman has 45-50 grade speed. That is hard to believe. In fact, I don't really believe it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by smootness View Post
    Pretty crazy that Freeman has 45-50 grade speed. That is hard to believe. In fact, I don't really believe it.
    We've found our LF now

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    Freeman has shown he's a bit more athletic than anyone gave him credit for.

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    Quote Originally Posted by smootness View Post
    Pretty crazy that Freeman has 45-50 grade speed. That is hard to believe. In fact, I don't really believe it.
    I do believe it. You can see it when he is running the bases.
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    Quote Originally Posted by smootness View Post
    Pretty crazy that Freeman has 45-50 grade speed. That is hard to believe. In fact, I don't really believe it.
    LOL, so now your contrarian comments extend to the actual data collection source?

    Are you a radar tracking technology expert?

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    Quote Originally Posted by nsacpi View Post
    I do believe it. You can see it when he is running the bases.
    Yup. Yes pretty lean for a big 1b. Bodes well for his aging curve.

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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    We've found our LF now
    I suggested it before it was popular. #hipster

    By the way, thanks Enscheff for sharing the data. Pretty awesome stuff.

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    Black Jesus 27.6

    I would've thought Heyward was faster than that.

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    The actual answer to the OP:


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    Quote Originally Posted by Southcack77 View Post
    I would never have guessed that Whit was that fast.
    Skin tone fooled you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Here are the guys with 20+ SBs this year:


    Second, there is obviously more to stealing bases than top speed. There is an element of getting a good jump and acceleration in the mix as well.

    Statcast should be able to measure all those things.
    Ground-breaking thought! It takes more than being fast to steal a base?!?! I don't need metrics to tell me them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DirkPiggler View Post
    Black Jesus 27.6

    I would've thought Heyward was faster than that.
    Probably was as a Brave

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    Byron Buxton reached a 30.9 last week with an "inside the park home run."

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