Atlanta Braves rumors: Why this hypothetical trade simply won't happen
There are plenty of reasons why a hypothetical trade between the Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies involving Charlie Blackmon will not happen.
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There are plenty of reasons why a hypothetical trade between the Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies involving Charlie Blackmon will not happen.
Seam Shifted Wake Share this story Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Two forces that change the path a pitch travels are gravity and Magnus force. Gravity causes a pitch to accelerate downward, which causes the impact to grow as the pitch approaches the plate. Magnus force is movement of a baseball caused by transverse spin of the baseball. These two forces result in a theoretical expected path for the baseball. However, on the field unexpected motion happens, especially with elite pitchers. Some pitchers have a cutter, sinker, or changeup that starts to break as they cross the p...