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    Braves Top 10 hardest hit balls of 2019

    No game, so may as well look at some early statcast data.

    Top 10 hardest hit balls by Braves so far:

    1 Ronald Acuna Jr. 112.6 - 2019-03-28 - single up the middle
    2 Josh Donaldson 112.5 - 2019-04-01 - single up the middle
    3 Nick Markakis 108.8 - 2019-03-30 - grounder to 2B
    4 Ozzie Albies 108.7 - 2019-04-01 - single to the right side
    5 Dansby Swanson 108.4 - 2019-03-30 - laser HR to LF
    6 Ronald Acuna Jr. 108.4 - 2019-04-01 - HR to CF
    7 Freddie Freeman 108.3 - 2019-04-01 - oppo double to LF
    8 Josh Donaldson 108.1 - 2019-03-31 - single to LF
    9 Tyler Flowers 107.5 - 2019-03-30 - single up the middle
    10 Dansby Swanson 107.2 - 2019-04-01 - single off pitcher

    Notes:

    Last year the 110+ mph batted balls were basically all hit by Acuna. It will be fun to see him and Donaldson hitting those bolts this season.

    The Braves aren't getting their hardest hit balls up in the air. If that changes expect to see the offense take off.

    It's great to see Swanson hitting some missiles early in the season.
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    Damn, dude.

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    Encouraging to see Donaldson with multiple hits on this list. I think he's going to have a huge year as long as he can stay healthy.

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    Exit velocity is important. But a guy like Freeman shows that there is more than one way to be a great hitter.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nsacpi View Post
    Exit velocity is important. But a guy like Freeman shows that there is more than one way to be a great hitter.
    Yeah but I don’t like the thought of him teaching guys to get hit on their hand to reach base.
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    I wish we'd had measurements of exit velocity back with Sheffield was playing for us.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nsacpi View Post
    Exit velocity is important. But a guy like Freeman shows that there is more than one way to be a great hitter.
    They've determined that the magical velocity threshold is 95+ mph. The more often a player hits the ball that hard at a good aunch angle, the better he is. Freeman is not really that great at that aspect of hitting...good, not great.

    Of course that's just considering what happens when a hitter swings at a ball and hits it. The other parts of hitting that include plate discipline and contact rate, which is where Freeman truly excels and makes his non-elite ball striking play up.

    Duvall is a much better ball striker than Freeman, but much worse at everything else...so he's a bad overall hitter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by striker42 View Post
    I wish we'd had measurements of exit velocity back with Sheffield was playing for us.
    My all-time favorite player.

    Dear God. So violent and tenacious.

    I used his bat waggle in little league.

    The Chipper-Andruw-Sheffield outfield was amazing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SJ24 View Post
    My all-time favorite player.

    Dear God. So violent and tenacious.

    I used his bat waggle in little league.

    The Chipper-Andruw-Sheffield outfield was amazing.
    I bet you were quite the force to be reckoned with 10 years ago in little league! The peak of your baseball career!

    D1 Daddy sitting in the stands, cheering you on! So proud!

    That's where you were developing your understanding of sports, and why you "just know athletes" now.

    It's also where you first made a bet with a teammate and then backed out when you lost.

    Twit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SJ24 View Post
    My all-time favorite player.

    Dear God. So violent and tenacious.

    I used his bat waggle in little league.

    The Chipper-Andruw-Sheffield outfield was amazing.
    One of the elite OFs of all time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    I bet you were quite the force to be reckoned with 10 years ago in little league! The peak of your baseball career!

    D1 Daddy sitting in the stands, cheering you on! So proud!

    That's where you were developing your understanding of sports, and why you "just know athletes" now.

    It's also where you first made a bet with a teammate and then backed out when you lost.

    Twit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SJ24 View Post
    Pure. Bred. Psychopath.
    Pure. Bred. Athlete. Expert.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Pure. Bred. Athlete. Expert.
    Pretty much. Now go run along and play with your protractor before I stuff you in a locker!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SJ24 View Post
    Pretty much. Now go run along and play with your protractor before I stuff you in a locker!!
    LOL. The thought of a non-athlete like you handling me is comical.

    What are you benching nowadays young man? Can you even do a push up?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    I bet you were quite the force to be reckoned with 10 years ago in little league! The peak of your baseball career!

    D1 Daddy sitting in the stands, cheering you on! So proud!

    That's where you were developing your understanding of sports, and why you "just know athletes" now.

    It's also where you first made a bet with a teammate and then backed out when you lost.

    Twit.
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