What Is OPS in Baseball? Simple Explanation for Beginners

What Is On-Base Plus Slugging (OPS)?

Today we’re looking at Brandon Lowe’s swing. There is a ton to like here. His forward move is excellent. Notice how he raises his front hip, slanting his belt upward as he begins to move forward. Also notice that he does not move backwards when he initiates his movement. Take a look at his back foot: you’ll see that as he turns his pelvis, his back foot gets pulled up and forward. This happens because the muscles and fascia connecting the rear leg to the pelvis get stretched, and once they reach

Today we’re looking at Lourdes Gurriel’s swing. I really like a lot of the things that he does here. His loading pattern is similar to that of Shohei Ohtani — take a look at how he first gets his front foot out in front of him, and then he slowly transitions his lead hip toward that foot. This can be a great way of controlling the speed of our forward move, which is one of the most important things we can do as hitters. The only thing I do not love about the swing is that he keeps his lead leg v