McCovey Chronicles will be covering news from around the league all season long with our new daily MLB Chronicles column.
You’ve probably seen the a lot of Statcast data integrated into local and national telecasts of games. Launch angle, exit velocity, sprint speed, and defensive outs above average all make for good, graphically overlayed TV on replays.
If you’re looking for a little bit more, because it’s an off day and you’re bored or because your favorite team is really bad and is likely to be really bad for a couple more years, then definitely take some time to familiarize yourself with MLB.