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Thursday, February 09, 2023

Sawchik: Are the Blue Jays creating a launch pad with their new fences?

And then Park Avenue wonders aloud why eighth and ninth-place hitters are swinging for the fences, even with two strikes…

“Our team modeled these adjustments, and we anticipate they will create a similar, neutral environment,” Marnie Starkman, the Blue Jays’ executive vice president of business operations, told reporters last month.

To investigate the claim, theScore consulted with baseball physics expert Dr. Alan Nathan to explain what the changes might mean. We also reviewed every Rogers Centre fly ball from last season that we felt could be affected by the changes.

We used Statcast’s distance projections and launch angles and also employed the eye test to try and discern whether a ball would or would not clear the new fences. It’s by no means a perfect study, but hopefully it gives us a general idea of how the park will play.

What we found: The Blue Jays are going to need a bigger wall if they want to keep home runs neutral. The Rogers Centre could become the most favorable place in the game for long balls.

cHiEf iMpaCt oFfiCEr JE Posted: February 09, 2023 at 10:10 PM | 1 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
  Tags: blue jays, park factors, stadium renovations

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   1. Rough Carrigan Posted: February 10, 2023 at 01:53 PM (#6116423)
So, as the league is trying to promote a faster game and they play on artificial turf but the Jays are going to set their park up to play a more homercentric way?

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