Torpedo bats!

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Yeah, they definitely look a little weird. I think they will help some guys a bit, and not so much others.

Pitchers get smart quickly to. They'll start learning who has the displaced bats and start pitching them differently...away from their personal sweet spots.

Isn't that generally the goal now regardless of what the bat looks like?

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Isn't that generally the goal now regardless of what the bat looks like?

Well, yeah...but with the new bats the weak spots in a hitters bat path have changed into sweet spots for them, based on how each bat has been customized for them.

Will just take scouting and pitchers a short little while to catch up.

Part of me wonders if hitters will then take it to the next level and start mixing and matching what bat they're using, depending on the pitcher they're facing, and the leverage situation of a particular at bat, and how they think they've been scouted.

On the other hand, hitting is hard enough as it is, and there's a good chance players won't want to screw any more with their mechanics. We've already seen Judge and I guess Stanton say that they don't like the new bats.

[doug.goodman]

Stanton used one during the playoff, I believe.

I'm amazed nobody thought about it for 150 years or so (including me).

[packs]

Was Henie Groh's bottle bat ever officially banned? Seems as though he was the real pioneer in this area.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by packs

Was Henie Groh's bottle bat ever officially banned? Seems as though he was the real pioneer in this area.

As far as i know, his bats would be legal as long as the diameter is under the limit. The only thing that's a maybe is the "consistent taper" requirement, but that seems to not matter.

Even if they're legal, they would be heavy and have odd weight distribution, so they might not be all that good.

[steve B]

When I first saw a picture of the torpedo bat, I thought it was to help batters hit to the opposite field.

Redistributing the center of mass to where most balls get hit seems like a good idea.

[bk400]

Max Muncy put a bit of chill on the torpedo bat tonight:

https://nypost.com/2025/04/03/sports...walkoff-homer/