Right here’s one thing I’ve tweeted in current days, nevertheless it’s additionally a great dialog to have right here.
The collapse of batting common throughout MLB is astounding! As of yesterday, there are extra certified hitters batting beneath .200 (17) than there are guys batting .300 or higher (15). These aren’t the scrubs pinch hitting a pair instances per week; these are the on a regular basis gamers!
Evaluate this to 30 years in the past (1996) and there have been 48 guys batting .300 or higher. In the meantime, the man with the bottom certified batting common in the whole sport in 1996? Delino DeShields, and he hit .224, a full 9 factors worse than the subsequent man.
Batting common has appropriately been minimized in significance over the past couple of many years, however Expensive Lord has the pendulum swung too far within the different path (and that is coming from a full blown nerd!). So what do you suppose OTM? With extra guys hitting beneath .200 than over .300, does MLB must make rule adjustments within the subsequent CBA to incentivize contact?
Speak about this and no matter else you’d like on this thread, and as at all times, be good to at least one one other!
