Ok, so the second and third weeks of the season are behind us depending on which level we’re talking about. I figured I’d give it a few weeks to build up a few home runs, though, before bringing back one of my favorite series that I do each year.
Home run distances are going to vary in their measurement systems. Triple-A now has Hawkeye installed at each ballpark, so those distances will be from that. In Daytona all of the road ballparks in the league also have Hawkeye so those home runs will also be using that. Sometimes we will get Trackman data from other stadiums, and sometimes I will simply use video review and google maps measurement tool to get those distances.
In the first three weeks there were 51 home runs hit on the farm system. I was unable to get distances for five of them in time for publication.
Here are the top 5 home runs:
1. Joey Votto: 448 Feet – April 1st
2. Rece Hinds: 444 Feet – April 13th
3. TJ Hopkins: 438 Feet – April 1st
4. Alex McGarry: 434 Feet – April 15th
5. Matt Reynolds: 426 Feet – April 13th
Here are all of the home runs that went 400 or more feet since the start of the year:
| Player | Distance | Date | Measure | Level |
| Joey Votto | 448 | 4/1 | Hawkeye | AAA |
| Rece Hinds | 444 | 4/13 | Trackman | AA |
| TJ Hopkins | 438 | 4/1 | Hawkeye | AAA |
| Alex McGarry | 434 | 4/15 | Hawkeye | AAA |
| Matt Reynolds | 426 | 4/13 | Hawkeye | AAA |
| Matt McLain | 421 | 4/1 | Hawkeye | AAA |
| Ariel Almonte | 418 | 4/22 | Hawkeye | A |
| Michael Siani | 415 | 4/4 | Hawkeye | AAA |
| Hector Rodriguez | 409 | 4/18 | Hawkeye | A |
| Matt McLain | 408 | 4/20 | Hawkeye | AAA |
| Hector Rodriguez | 407 | 4/11 | Trackman | A |
| Sal Stewart | 406 | 4/14 | Trackman | A |
| Austin Hendrick | 406 | 4/23 | Google Maps | A+ |
| Chuckie Robinson | 405 | 4/15 | Hawkeye | AAA |
| Jhonny Pereda | 405 | 4/19 | Hawkeye | AAA |
| Nick Senzel | 404 | 4/11 | Hawkeye | AAA |
| Noelvi Marte | 402 | 4/12 | Trackman | AA |
| Chuckie Robinson | 402 | 4/12 | Hawkeye | AAA |