If you want to understand why the Boston Red Sox are so high on 22-year-old rookie Kristian Campbell, take a look at Campbell’s bat speed and exit velocity, which are frightening. Campbell exploded ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland.com columnist Terry Pluto says he has had enough of modern baseball’s obsession with exit velocity and advanced metrics at the expense of appreciating complete ballplayers.

When Red Sox rookie slugger Roman Anthony scanned the clubhouse trying to think of who hit the ball the hardest, he grinned before coming to a decisive answer. “Romy.” He wasn’t alone. Rob Refsnyder ...