Daily park factors • Game simulations • Player projections
Apr 22, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
There have been historically low HR rates this season. Although weather hasn't helped, it appears MLB has made another big change in further deadening the baseball.
Read on if interested:
Ballpark Pal uses a model for park factors that estimates the "expected" outcome of a fly ball based on:
Weather (temp, wind, humidity, etc.)
Launch angle & speed
Spray angle (direction of the fly ball)
Stadium
It produces something like this:
HR: 48%
XBH: 22%
1B: 18%
Out: 12%