The Baseball Observer - May/ June 2016
Results
The graph below was taken straight from the research. As you can see, there is
virtually no difference in bat-to-ball contact between the “NO” (where the batter could see the entire pitch) and the “A-150” (where the batter’s view was blocked late in the delivery of the pitch). When the batters vision was obstructed
early in the pitch delivery “R+150”, it negatively affected bat-to-ball contact.
(Change Up)
(batters vision obstructed early)
(batters vision obstructed early)
(batters vision obstructed late)
(batters vision obstructed late)
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