What is the quick review?
We hit with the 2021 The Goods One Piece from DeMarini in BBCOR and USSSA, captured exit speeds, swing weights, and player feedback. We also compared the bat to similar bats of the 2021 BBCOR and USSSA world. That data is consolidated in our 2021 DeMarini The Goods One Piece review below. In BBCOR, it claims to swing a bit heavier than The Voodoo from 2020 but we didn't see a big enough change to make a difference.
What models and sizes are available?
In both USSSA and BBCOR, our hitters liked the bat's design, its stiffness, and the ball flight when they drilled one on the screws. In BBCOR, it swings on the light side of balanced but even folks who liked balanced+ type swing wights were fine with how it felt. It was light, but not unusably light. The 33-inch, which we measured, is 3% below the average BBCOR swing weight in that length.
Most high school hitters prefer composite or hybrid bats that better feel on mishits. For USSSA, we liked the drop 8 better than the drop 10---that added weight did a to reduce hand sting.
How is it built?
The 2021 DeMarini The Goods One Piece is a single-piece bat (hence One Piece) with full aluminum construction. It uses an X14 alloy, which DeMarini has put in their top-end alloy barrels of all makes (including The Goods and The Voodoo) for several years now. The bat's BBCOR versions have a slightly flared knob and should be considered a balanced bat. The USSSA versions are more balanced and do not have a flared knob.
How does it compare?
Compared to the 2020 The Goods One Piece, there are no changes in the bat's BBCOR versions. The USSSA 2021 The Goods One Piece is a new model line. However, that USSSA bat is a color up, and marketing reshapes from the Voodoo One with a new end cap and new drop 8. All reasonable 'upgrades' from year to year. Rarely is there anything as revolutionary as it might first seem. That's not a knock. It just is what it is in the bat space.
