A new camera and software system in its final testing phases will record the exact speed and location of the ball and every player on the field, allowing the most digitized of sports to be overrun anew by hundreds of innovative statistics that will rate players more accurately, almost certainly affect their compensation and perhaps alter how the game itself is played.

Which shortstops reach the hard-hit grounders up the middle? (WV - uh oh) Which base runners take the fastest path from first base to third? (WV - um...) Which right fielders charge the ball quickest and then throw the ball hardest and most accurately? ... A good deal of time-honored guesswork will give way to more definite measurements - continuing the trend of baseball front offices trading some traditional game-watching scouts for video and statistical analysts.

"It'll be neat to find out what the numbers are. It can be another tool to help you improve in areas of the game."

"I don't believe that baseball is a game that can be encapsulated that way. That's the beauty of the whole game."