Baseball Notebook

The Top Ranked Baseball Players in the Class of 2030: The Maturity Advantage

(Another) call for the consideration of growth and maturation in baseball

Jul 24 • Joe Eisenmann, PhD

Shortstop Confidential: The Adolescent Development of Baseball's No. 1 Overall Draft Picks

One can always argue about the most important position on the baseball field.

Jul 21 • Joe Eisenmann, PhD

Mid-Season Pitching Report: A Summary (and Audio Overview) from Spring Training to the All-Star Break

Links to 12 articles and summarized in a podcast

Jul 16 • Joe Eisenmann, PhD

18:41

A Man Amongst Boys: The Growth, Maturation, and Rise of Teenage Prodigy Turned Veteran MLB All-Star - Bryce Harper

Jul 14 • Joe Eisenmann, PhD

Exit Velocity: Benchmarks for 14-18 Year Old Competitive Hitters

Jul 13 • Joe Eisenmann, PhD

What The Top Two MLB Draft Picks Teach Us About Growth, Maturation and Talent

It’s another weekend of showcase baseball.

Jul 12 • Joe Eisenmann, PhD

The Next Bobby Witt, Jr? Growth & Development of Grady Emerson

Top-ranked high schooler and number 2 MLB draft pick

Jul 11 • Joe Eisenmann, PhD

The Growth and Development of a Five-Tool Baseball Player: A Case Study of Bobby Witt Jr.

The Quintessential Athlete

Jul 11 • Joe Eisenmann, PhD

Talent Identification in Baseball: Beyond $howcases. The Flatground App

Part V: Inspired by Ch 20 of Unhittable

Jul 7 • Joe Eisenmann, PhD

The Injury Epidemic in Young Pitchers: Lessons from European Soccer Academies - and A Call to Action

Epidemic | ep·i·dem·ic

Jun 24 • Joe Eisenmann, PhD

Chasing Velo: How Growth & Maturation Drive Fastball Velocity - An Audio Overview

In this Audio Overview, my Research Assistants Rowan and Jaime, summarize the recent papers examining the developmental trajectories of fastball…

Jun 22 • Joe Eisenmann, PhD

18:06

Chasing Velo: Benchmarks for 13-18 Year Old Competitive Pitchers

Reference values for the 25th-50th-75th-90th Percentiles

Jun 21 • Joe Eisenmann, PhD

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