TEMPE, Ariz. — Nolan Schanuel went into his winter with a couple of clear objectives. Get stronger. Increase bat speed. The Angels’ first baseman is now confident he’s done both. It remains to be seen ...

Last year, Statcast gave us some fun new toys to play with when they dropped their Bat Speed Leaderboards. At the time, we discussed that bat speed had a close correlation to power, with every 1 mph ...

Talking to Mookie Betts, I almost wanted to pull an Allen Iverson. “Bat speed? You’re worried about bat speed?” An eight-time All-Star, seven-time Silver Slugger and three-time World Series champion ...