The opening series of the MLB season is in the books, but every clubhouse across the league cannot stop talking about the Yankees and their torpedo bats.
The Yankees dominated the Brewers, hitting 15 home runs in the weekend. And many of those homers came from players who were using the new torpedo bats. The bats lower the sweet spot more towards the label compared to traditional bats.
While there's understandably a ton of league-wide intrigue about those bats, Phillies second baseman Bryson Stott explained that not every player would actually benefit from using them. Still, he admitted he texted his guy at Victus about them.
I asked Bryson Stott about the torpedo bats and if they are something the Phillies have discussed using in-game.
— Devan Kaney (@Devan_Kaney) March 31, 2025
He said he has already texted his guy at Victus about it: pic.twitter.com/uxK71wBmwY
According to Stott, players who tend to get jammed more are the only ones who would see any kind of benefit from the torpedo bats. The sweet spot of the barrel isn't bigger from a traditional bat — it's just relocated slightly closer to the label.
So, if you're a player that already barrels up pitches or connects more towards the end of the bat, a torpedo bat wouldn't help at all.
He also added that the bat style had been around and that players have been aware of it for a while. The Yankees' homer barrage, though, caught everyone's attention. That's for sure.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: The Phillies’ Bryson Stott offered a great explanation for why the torpedo bats aren’t a fit for every player
