The Philadelphia Phillies are about to turn a new page with some intriguing equipment tweaks. It seems the buzz around the league’s latest hitting trend has reached the ears of a few key stars in the Phillies’ lineup. Notably, Bryce Harper, Alec Bohm, Bryson Stott, and Brandon Marsh have all reportedly ordered the hot topic item of the moment: the torpedo bat, from the folks at Victus.

This innovative piece of gear, also known as the bowling pin bat, has its weight distributed closer to the handle, which aims to expand the sweet spot. The big idea here? Making it easier for hitters to perfectly time and square up the ball.

The torpedo bat catapulted into the baseball consciousness over the weekend after the New York Yankees smashed a spectacular nine home runs in a single game against the Milwaukee Brewers, with several players opting for the new bat. Whether this bat is truly a game-changer or not remains to be seen, and it might not be the magic answer Yankee critics and MLB traditionalists suspect. After all, Aaron Judge, who went yard four times against Milwaukee, wasn’t using one.

Interestingly, the Phillies’ quartet, eyeing the torpedo bat’s potential advantages, have already been swinging quite well as the season kicked off. Harper, Marsh, and Stott each went deep, while Bohm racked up four hits over the first trifecta of games against the Washington Nationals.

The torpedo bat perhaps symbolizes the latest evolution gaining a foothold—or should we say, a strong grip—among hitters across the league. It’s likely that Harper, Bohm, Stott, and Marsh won’t be the last to test its promises this season. Keep an eye on the Phillies and other clubs as this trend unfolds; the impact could ripple through lineups everywhere.