Colorado Rockies’ Trevor Story (27). (Matt York, The Associated Press)
Trevor Story on Friday became with home runs in the first four games of a season, which ties a major-league record. That record was first set by Willie Mays in 1971. But Story stands alone in the history of the game with his total of six homers in the four games.
So how sustainable is his run? He’s on pace to hit 243 homers this season, so forget about him keeping up that kind of pace. He is a rookie, after all, so he will almost surely slump at some point this season.
But his early-season barrage shows some solid, sustainable promise. He’s doing it from all angles. He homered off Zack Greinke, twice, for starters. But he has homered off lefties and righties; to left, center and right field; off fastballs, curveballs, sliders and changeups; in different counts; and on the road and at home:
“That’s something that legends do,” .
Story’s second home run Friday, in the Rockies’ home opener at Coors Field, came off a very good pitch from Ryan Buchter. . He said he really liked his swing on that homer.
“He crossfired me inside,” Story said. “I just pulled my hands in on it.”
As for his geometry, Story, who has only been on base once (he singled for the first time Friday), is hitting at an optimal launch angle. Mike Petriello covered that with some :
Look at the exit velocities and launch angles of four shots:
1. Greinke — 102.5 mph, 28 degrees
2. Greinke — 106 mph, 29 degrees
3. Miller — 107 mph, 30 degrees
4. Corbin — 108.8 mph, 24 degrees
For context, the Major League average exit velocity in 2015 was 88.7 mph.
