According to Statcast's average sprint speed stat (ft/sec):
https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sprint_speed_leaderboard?year=2017&position=&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.
https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sprint_speed_leaderboard?year=2017&position=&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.
