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Originally Posted by osugrad21
Muscle mass does not increase bat speed...many, many other components make up bat speed but muscle mass is not one of them.
Ted Williams had one of quickest bats in the history of the game...he wasn't exactly a bodybuilder
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if you have stronger forearms and stronger wrists, you will generate more bat speed, and will likely swing a heavier bat.
all you have to do is look at the builds of the big time home run hitters in MLB. Sosa, Bonds, Giambi. Even Vlad Guerro is pretty big. A-Rod is the only guy that smacks dingers pretty well that isnt huge. McGuire was huge. Seems like a pretty common trend.
Donte Bichette was popping out 40-50 HR's a year, and downing andro like it was going out of style. He went off it, and now he's playing with Pedro Cerano in some class B league somewhere.