We are going to wrap up our Statcast series with a look at one of the newest metrics available. The transition to Hawk-Eye in 2020 has allowed the measurement of arm strength. MLB.com’s Mike Petriello announced the inclusion of arm strength leaderboards for all positions at Baseball Savant at the end of September. There is a lot of good information in his article including an idea of what to actually make of this data.
Below I am going to take a look at some things I found interesting when looking at the Braves’ list. It is important to point out that having a stronger arm doesn’t actually mean you are guaranteed good results.