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According to the Elias Sports Bureau, 247 players have hit a home run this season.
Starting this year ESPN will use TruMedia's MLB analytics platform to render real time graphics displaying a player's strengths, weaknesses and tendencies. On Sunday night ESPN deployed the hot zone visuals during Josh Hamilton's at bat in the sixth inning. Immediately after displaying Hamilton's hot zones he took advantage of a pitch in one such hot zone and drove it into the second deck.
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Matt Wieters' ability to hit from the right side of the plate improved dramaticaly from 2010 to 2011. Visit ESPN.com for their latest MLB analysis. This most recent post is focused on Orioles Catcher Matt Wieter.
From ESPN.com: Wieters didn’t perform to that level early in his career, with a Baseball Prospectus article at the beginning of 2011 naming him one of the 50 most disappointing prospects of all time, despite not even being 25 years old.
He broke out in 2011, and now is 69th in ESPN.com’s ranking of the top 500 players.
Source: ESPN (Daniel Braunstein)
]]>Pettitte’s ability to locate his slider down in the zone made that pitch an important weapon for him against both lefties and righties (see heat map above). Opponents chased 49 percent of the sliders he threw, the highest rate among MLB starters in 2010 (min. 300 pitches).
However, Pettitte was hit hard in 2010 when throwing fastballs and cutters, with opponents hitting .316 on at bats ending on such pitches, more than 25 points above the league average of .280.
Source: ESPN.com (ESPN Stats & Information)
Hitters' contact rate by location vs. Pettitte's cutter, 2010BaseballAnalytics.org: Andy Pettitte breaks out the cutter, unretires
The key for Pettitte was the cutter. That darting low-80s offering, thrown about one-fifth of the time, limited hitters to a .132 average, a .187 on-base percentage and a .271 slugging percentage. By contrast, batters hit .263/.322/.410 overall against cutters in 2010.
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Mets Will Capitalize on TruMedia’s Baseball Analytics Platform
for Comprehensive Data and Video Analysis
New York, NY, February 29, 2012 – Today TruMedia Networks, an industry leading sports analytics firm, announced that they have signed the New York Mets to a multiyear software licensing agreement. As a result of this agreement, the Mets will have access to TruMedia’s web based analytics platform as well as TruMedia’s proprietary pitch by pitch video clipping software. This fully integrated solution will allow the Mets' coach staff and operations team to more effectively conduct granular league wide analysis.
“TruMedia’s analytics offerings have quickly become the gold standard in the industry,” said Adam Fisher, Mets’ Manager of Baseball Operations, “From video analytics to advanced scouting, TruMedia’s analytics platform is an exceptional resource for our coaching staff, players and our baseball operations staff.”
TruMedia Networks has developed a suite of innovative sports analytics solutions that include proprietary visualization tools as well as integrated video solutions. Since its inception TruMedia’s heat mapping solutions have been used by some of the world’s top sports media properties in broadcast, print and on the web. In addition to licensing enterprise analytics solutions to pro sports teams and sports media properties, TruMedia has created a turnkey analytics solution targeting the amateur market resulting in an analytics offering that will serve coaches, managers and players from little league to pro ball.
“We’re excited to be providing the New York Mets with a comprehensive suite of analytics tools,” said Rafe Anderson, TruMedia Networks CEO, “We feel very fortunate to be in a position to support their efforts for many years.”
TruMedia Networks
TruMedia Networks develops enterprise sports analytics solutions. TruMedia’s premium baseball analytics platform provides Major League Baseball clubs as well as sports media properties with the ability to conduct granular analysis associated with integrated pitch-by-pitch video. TruMedia's Open API provides its partners with maximum confidentiality and unlimited customization. Visit http://www.trumedianetworks.com for more information.
Washington Nationals Sign with TruMedia Networks
TruMedia Networks to License its Baseball Analytics
Platform to the Washington Nationals
Boston, MA, February 28, 2012 – TruMedia Networks, a fast growing sport analytics firm, announced today that the Washington Nationals will be licensing their baseball analytics platform to evaluate player strengths, weaknesses and tendencies. The Nationals’ baseball operations department will have access to TruMedia’s customizable analytics platform, including proprietary data visualization solutions.
“We have been extremely impressed with TruMedia’s approach to analytics and the flexibility of their cutting edge software,” said Bryan Minniti, Nationals’ Assistant General Manager, “We look forward to leveraging the granular analysis made possible by TruMedia’s baseball analytics platform.”
TruMedia Networks has developed a suite of innovative sports analytics solutions that include proprietary visualization tools as well as integrated video solutions. Since its inception TruMedia’s heat mapping solutions have been used by some of the world’s top sports media properties in broadcast, print and on the web. In addition to licensing enterprise analytics solutions to pro sports teams and sports media properties, TruMedia has created a turnkey analytics solution targeting the amateur market resulting in an analytics offering that will serve coaches, managers and players from little league to pro ball.
“We’re really looking forward to working with the Nationals,” said Rafe Anderson, TruMedia Networks CEO, “They are committed to excellence and we are honored to support their efforts with a wide range of analytics tools.”
TruMedia Networks
TruMedia Networks develops enterprise sports analytics solutions. TruMedia’s premium baseball analytics platform provides Major League Baseball clubs as well as sports media properties with the ability to conduct granular analysis associated with integrated pitch-by-pitch video. TruMedia's Open API provides its partners with maximum confidentiality and unlimited customization. Visit http://www.trumedianetworks.com for more information.
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Statement from TruMedia Networks:
"We are pleased to announce that we have extended our enterprise analytics contract with the Cleveland Indians," said Rafe Anderson, TruMedia Networks' CEO, "We continue to focus on providing MLB clubs with an intuitive, granular analytics platform that enables operations departments to quickly assess strengths, weaknesses, tendencies and trends. We are thankful for the opportunity to provide the Indians with access to our enterprise analytics platform."
Statement from the Cleveland Indians:
“We are excited once again to partner with TruMedia," said Mike Chernoff, Cleveland Indians' Assistant General Manager, "Their product combines innovative data visualization tools with a fast and flexible data mining platform, and it has quickly become a key tool in our Baseball Operations Department.”
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Berkman re-found his power stroke from the left side, particularly when a pitcher would make a mistake, as noted in the chart on the right and the heat maps below. He averaged a home run every 25 at-bats versus right-handed pitching in 2010, one every 14 at-bats in 2011.
Source: ESPN (Mark Simon)
]]>Boston, MA, February 13, 2012 – TruMedia Networks, an innovative sport analytics firm, today announced that they have extended their baseball analytics licensing deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. As a result of this extension the Cardinals’ baseball operations department will have access to TruMedia’s customizable analytics platform, including proprietary data visualization and integrated pitch by pitch video analysis.
“We continue to be impressed with the innovative solutions that TruMedia has brought to the MLB analytics industry,” said Michael Girsch, Cardinals’ Assistant General Manager, “The granular analysis made possible by TruMedia’s platform plays a key role in the overall efforts of the baseball operations department.”
TruMedia Networks has developed a suite of innovative sports analytics solutions that include proprietary visualization tools as well as integrated video solutions. Since its inception TruMedia’s heat mapping solutions have been used by some of the world’s top sports media properties in broadcast, print and on the web. In addition to licensing enterprise analytics solutions to pro sports teams and sports media properties, TruMedia has created a turnkey analytics solution targeting the amateur market resulting in an analytics offering that will serve coaches, managers and players from little league to pro ball.
“The Cardinals are a world class organization with an exceptional team both on the field in the front office,” said Rafe Anderson, TruMedia Networks CEO, “We are honored to have an opportunity to support their efforts with our data and video analytics tools.”
TruMedia Networks
TruMedia Networks develops enterprise sports analytics solutions. TruMedia’s premium baseball analytics platform provides Major League Baseball clubs as well as sports media properties with the ability to conduct granular analysis associated with integrated pitch-by-pitch video. TruMedia's Open API provides its partners with maximum confidentiality and unlimited customization. Visit http://www.trumedianetworks.com for more information.