Last week, Josh and I were texting about the Angels’ season opener against the White Sox. During the second inning, they flashed a graphic on the screen as they discussed the turnaround in Justin Upton’s 2020 season. Included on the graphic were swing rate, contact rate, exit velocity, and launch angle. And it was in that moment that a lightbulb went off in my head.
Reading the national baseball media, we are bombarded by lamentations on declining viewership, an aging viewer base, and the impending death of the sport. But absent from these protests are prospective solutions.