Quote Originally Posted by Dalyn View Post
Since when is batting average as important as you are making it? He was 4th among starters in OPS with RISP (and had more RBIs with RISP than anyone else--a SF can affect batting average, and he led the team in those). And you are looking at the raw numbers that include while he was hitting elsewhere in the lineup. What are his RISP numbers solely in the #4 spot?
batting average is at least mildly important when dealing with RISP. I also never put a value on it, I said those numbers hurt, aren't good, and a jump in your #4 hitter with RISP can make a difference. he was 4th among our starters in OPS with RISP? and that's supposed to be a good thing? Freeman was always on base for him which gave him opps.

him hitting .280 with RISP could have won a few more games. he wasn't all that good in those situations over two years.