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Yesterday, I discussed the hitters who have most underperformed their xwOBA marks. Let’s now check in on the flip side, those hitters who have most overperformed their xwOBA marks. Does this group make for good […]
Yesterday, I listed and reviewed the six hitters who had posted a 30%+ HR/FB rate at Triple-A this season. Sadly, the list didn’t result in a whole lot of actionable advice. Today, I’ll shift to […]
Yesterday, I reviewed three rookie hitters, all of whom happened to be top five prospects heading into the season. Let’s review another three today using the same format. Jeremy Peña | SS HOU Peña was […]
Ohtani Now More Pitcher Than Hitter – May 6, 2022 Shohei Ohtani, SP, DH, LAA Shohei Ohtani was dominant on the mound on Thursday, striking out 11 without a BB in 7 shutout innings against […]
Image credit: © Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports This concept was originally presented at a SABR conference in March 2022 and has been adapted for publication at Baseball Prospectus. In our previous article, we discussed the […]
Image credit: © Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports This concept was originally presented at a SABR conference in March 2022 and has been adapted for publication at Baseball Prospectus. Part 2 will follow tomorrow. Plate discipline […]
Jurickson Profar, cleanup hitter for a likely playoff team – April 28th, 2022 Jurickson Profar (2/O – SD) – Jurickson Profar, hitting cleanup for the Padres, hit his 5th homer of the season while walking […]
Welcome to The Stash List, Hitter Edition! The 2022 season is here, and we finally get to see our fantasy teams in action! As managers, we are looking forward to reaping the rewards of our […]
It’s been a looooooooong journey toward understanding what underlying skills drive a hitter’s BABIP ability. No matter how much understanding we have gained over the years, it has been a struggle to develop an equation […]
Last week, I listed and discussed the hitters whose HR/FB rate surges weren’t real. In other words, hitters who enjoyed HR/FB spikes that my xHR/FB rate equation didn’t believe in, or match. Today, we’ll now […]