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Home Run Trots in the Wall Street Journal E-mail
Written by Larry Granillo   
Monday, 26 April 2010 09:23

Just wanted to take a moment to point out that, in today's Wall Street Journal "City edition", there is an article (and a nifty graphic) about how long it takes Yankees hitters to trot around the bases after a home run. And they even take a moment to mention me!

David Biderman, the WSJ writer, took the time himself to go back and view all the home runs hit by current Yankees last season and time their trots. He found, unsurprisingly, that Alex Rodriguez is the slowest Yankee, while Curtis Granderson is the quickest (Derek Jeter's got a nice time, too). None of those players have hit enough home runs this year to get a good gauge on their 2010 pace, but early signs point to similar numbers.

Go take a look!

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Tater Trot Tracker Leaders

Current Leaders
Slowest Trot

  1. Luke Scott - June 30, 35.76* secs.
    * Injured during trot
  2. David Ortiz - May 24, 30.59 secs.
  3. David Ortiz - May 17, 29.81
  4. David Ortiz - May 14 (#2), 29.42
  5. David Ortiz - June 29, 29.31
  6. Alex Gonzalez - Apr. 21, 29.28
  7. David Ortiz - May 14 (#1), 29.07
  8. David Ortiz - May 1 (#2), 28.95
  9. David Ortiz - May 26, 28.94
  10. Orlando Cabrera - May 5, 28.90

Quickest Trot (non-Inside-the-Park)

  1. Adam Rosales - June 12, 15.47 secs.
  2. Adam Rosales - Apr.  11, 15.86
  3. Adan Rosales - Apr. 28, 15.87
  4. Adam Rosales - July 4, 16.0
  5. Adam Rosales - May 26, 16.48
  6. Chris Heisey - July 7, 16.85
  7. Matt Tolbert - June 15, 17.08
  8. Chris Heisey - May 19, 17.11
  9. Marlon Byrd - June 9, 17.12
  10. Chris Heisey - May 26, 17.15

Inside-the-Park Home Runs (Total Hit: 11)

  1. Angel Pagan - May 19, 14.48 secs.
  2. Brett Gardner - July 4, 14.61
  3. Cameron Maybin - May 31, 14.75
  4. Tony Gwynn, Jr. - July 17, 15.02
  5. Andres Torres - July 4, 15.1
  6. Chris Heisey - August 2, 15.14
  7. Chris Denorfia - August 5, 15.19
  8. Tony Gwynn, Jr. - June 13, 15.34
  9. Derek Jeter - July 22, 15.42
  10. Rickie Weeks - August 7, 15.68
  11. David DeJesus - Apr. 23, 15.71**
    **(Pseudo) Inside the Park Home Run
  12. Stephen Drew - Apr.  5, 15.84
  13. Adam Jones - May 22, 16.04
  14. Gerardo Parra - June 9, 16.06
  15. Aubrey Huff - Apr. 14, 16.45
    Jose Bautista - July 7, 16.45
  16. Jhonny Peralta - July 18, 16.74
  17. Jose Bautista - August 16, 16.86**
    **(Pseudo) Inside the Park Home Run

What is the "Tater Trot Tracker"?

See this post for information on the Tater Trot Tracker. In short, it's an ongoing record of how long it takes each player to round the bases after a home run in the 2010 season.

Trots are measured from the moment the bat touches the ball to the moment the foot touches the plate.

Taking time to admire the flight of the ball, or slowing down to walk or leap into home plate, absolutely counts against the player.

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