Mud Hens manager Doug Mientkiewicz said flatly he does not think terms such as ‘spin rate’ or ‘launch angle’ have much use in the day-to-day work he does with his players. “Those terms, for me, are for people who may not see it with their own eyes,” he said. “We try to teach the same things, no matter what the terms are. I’ve never seen a ‘spin rate’ get someone out or a ‘launch angle’ get a base hit.” Do not misunderstand, Mientkiewicz cautioned: He knows there is value in the new analytics. “For me, it helps in evaluating free agents and finding players,” he said. “Everything has a place. “But to me, you have to trust people who can see things with their own eyes.”