Some players prefer alloy baseball bats such as aluminum bats because of the benefits they can confer to the batter. While other types of bats like wood bats are preferred by the pros for their impressive sweet spots and great feel, alloy bats can be made to very exacting standards that have very precise effects on bat speeds, swing weights, and more. An alloy bat can also be produced to offer a fairly large and forgiving sweet spot - and when it comes to toughness, it’s very hard to beat a metal bat.