Sentences with phrase «average hitter»

In large firms it is possible to know what works incrementally better over a large scale with data analytics: the difference between a good hitter and an average hitter is small — so small that it is impossible to observe by just watching games.

40 % of the time the average hitter will score more.

He was a below - average hitter in 2017, though, so selling him as a potential upgrade almost anywhere is tough.

And the problem with Markakis is that when you look at it, he's an average hitter at best with not much power, slow speed, and limited range, and that skillset doesn't have too much value overall however you look at it.

Myers was an above - average hitter last year, so keep the faith.

I'm a bit upset that the Royals went out of there way to fix Vallot's plate approach this spring even though, he was a well above average hitter in A +.

The odds are against him, though, and it's likely he'll never be an even average hitter again.

Other than Mike Trout (193 OPS +) and Andrelton Simmons (111 OPS +), every single one of their position players to take an at - bat for them this year is a below - average hitter, according to adjusted OPS.

Simmons was only a little better than a league - average hitter but managed that at shortstop, where that kind of performance makes you a serious contributor.

Since Ortiz came into the league, he's been a solidly above average hitter in every season, with 10 seasons with an adjusted OPS over 120.

But he was always a high - average hitter with patience.

Not exact matches

Bottom line: every one of the ten outperformed the index over the five year period, and as a group they did so by an average of 11 % per year, the financial equivalent of back - to - back no - hitters.

Snider may lookyoung, but he has the bat skills of a mature hitter, drawing comparisons withNationals slugger Adam Dunn — albeit with the ability to hit for average as wellas power.

But note that Hank Aaron averaged 37 per year, and he was one of the greatest home run hitters in history.

Turns out, he's pretty average as No. 5 hitters go.

I too have always thought of Great American as a bandbox, and it does allow a lot of home runs, but it disfavors hitters in other ways (e.g., left - handed hitters hit fewer triples and doubles than league average).

The left - handed slugger was a six - time All - Star who averaged 35 home runs from 2006 - 13 and was one of the most feared hitters in the game thanks to the power packed into his beautiful, violent swing.

C.J. Cron was their next - best hitter, except he was also the team's first baseman, so his right - around - average performance was nowhere near enough for the position.

If the Royals want to stay on top, they probably still need to add another hitter and absolutely need to add another starter, or else the bullpen is going to be run into the ground before the season is over: Kansas City starters averaged just 5-1/3 innings during these 20 games to go along with that horrid ERA, and that's not going to work all season in what is still a competitive division.

With the exception of projected # 9 hitter Aaron Hicks, every regular in their lineup had an adjusted OPS above the league average.

He is the best hitter that ever lived vs the Reds, a Hall of Famer in April, and slightly above average the rest of the time

So, for now we have a solid contact hitter, w above average base running ability, and elite play in CF who can be a leadoff man if there is no other excellent choice (like today's lineup) or can be a fantastic setup man at # 8 for bunting over w the pitcher and having high average guys at 1/2 drive him in.

Can they be developed into reliable, above average big league hitters?

[REDACTED] was... okay, but decidedly average, both as a pitcher and a part - time hitter.

He is a first baseman and designated hitter, though, so the 103 OPS + he's put up over the last four seasons really isn't cutting it, especially not at an average of $ 23 million per year.

From his rookie year in 1984 through» 02, the seasonduring which he turned 40, Clemens held hitters to a.218 average with runnersin scoring position.

Leiter, also a lefthander, held righthanded hitters to a major - league - low.194 average last year employing his cutter.

This year, as Vanderbilt's cleanup hitter, Bledsoe ranked second in the nation with a.459 average and was SEC player of the year.

They were right around the average, and had solid or better production from first and third base, right field, designated hitter, and, of course, center, where Mike Trout roams.

EXTRA-BASE POWER Rooky Colavito, a solid.303 hitter, led all major league batters in extra-base percentage, but it was Walt Moryn, with a weak.264 average, who led the National League.

Plesac, who had held lefthanded hitters to a.167 average before this at bat, threw a slider that didn't slide, and Everett crushed it for a game - winning home run.

In the last five years, Desmond is a.269 /.321 /.443 hitter, a 105 OPS +, averaging 31 doubles, 22 home runs, and 20 steals.

The eight top home run hitters over the past five years — McGwire, Sosa, Albert Belle, Vinny Castilla, Juan Gonzalez, Ken Griffey Jr., Rafael Palmeiro and Mo Vaughn — have a combined career average of.107 against Martinez, with just one home run (by Gonzalez) in 84 times at bat.

Everybody at the top of the White Sox lineup has contributed: At week's end leadoff man Tim Raines had a first - inning batting average of.389, Joey Cora had scored 21 runs, Frank Thomas had hit 10 homers (no other player had more than seven) and driven in 25 runs, and sometimes cleanup hitter Robin Ventura was batting a major league - high.511 (23 for 45) with 22 RBIs.

j - hey is a carer 260 hitter, averages about 12 - 15 dingers and under 20 sb a year from a premium position.

Vicky Braegelmann ALBANY, MINN. > Volleyball Braegelmann, a senior right - side hitter for Minnesota - Duluth, averaged 4.32 kills for the 29 — 2 Bulldogs, who led Division II in kills and won their fourth straight North Central Conference title.

Good speed, switch hitter who can hit for average with some pop.

He dominated the hitter - friendly Pacific Coast League, posting a 1.10 ERA with nearly 10 strikeouts per nine — the average PCL pitcher has a 4.36 ERA, and 19 is younger than many of the players the Dodgers will draft in two weeks, never mind a typical Triple - A hurler.

Baseball purists argue that there's an unfair advantage based on ballpark since American League pitchers don't take batting practice and National League team's rarely have the bench depth to install an above average designated hitter.

Pulling for Drew Waters to establish himself as the great switch hitter for average and power that we need.

With the designated hitter and the vast difference in its ballparks, the American League is averaging a combined run a game more than the NL — 9.4 to 8.4 — and the league ERA is 4.28 to 3.70.

Both are also average fielders and runners, but excellent hitters and hard - nosed competitors who play even when it hurts.

It would be a hitter who could swat a dinger about every other day, on average, avoiding slumps and dealing with pitchers who would rather walk him.

Earlier this winter the White Sox were impressed by Jackson's workouts at an indoor facility in Chicago, where he was timed running from home plate to first base in 4.27 seconds (4.3 is considered average for a righthanded hitter).

On average, there's a no - hitter every 1,548 games, which means the Padres should have had four or five by now.

Pull hitters tend to hit for lower averages and sacrifice strikeouts for power.

Though the average major league hitter bats.178 with two strikes, Posey hits a robust.264, fourth best in the majors.

A lineup that features six or seven hitters who should be at least league average, but have the potential to be much better, is a pretty fair start.

Danger awaits everywhere for big hitters like McIlroy who may have the length (an average 305.2 yards off the tee puts him 10th on tour in driving distance) but not the precision (133rd in driving accuracy).

If he doesn't hit that ceiling, however, he's still in line to be an above - average contributor thanks to his defense and a bat that's shown promise, even if the hitter - friendly PCL might be overstating that a bit.