Sentences with phrase «league average hitters»

Not exact matches

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.

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).

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.

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

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

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

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 Lleague batters in extra-base percentage, but it was Walt Moryn, with a weak.264 average, who led the National LeagueLeague.

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.

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.

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 toLeague is averaging a combined run a game more than the NL — 9.4 to 8.4 — and the league ERA is 4.28 toleague ERA is 4.28 to 3.70.

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.

Alou, who is more of a crisp line - drive hitter, had a.338 average for five minor league seasons.

His fastball, which opposing hitters had a.217 AVG against in his first major league campaign last season, averages 96.1 mph.

Obviously some hitters are consistently better than others, but the range of batting averages at the major league level is narrower than it once was.