https://www.mlb.com/news/new-outfield-jump-burst-route-metrics-at-baseball-savant
Measures how good of a jump outfielders get.
No surprise that Ender has rated very well here since he's been a top defender with pedestrian sprint speed for a CF. He has really excelled in his reaction time...
1. E. Inciarte (L), CF
2. O. Albies (S), 2B
3. F. Freeman (L), 1B
4. N. Markakis (L), RF
5. K. Suzuki (R), C
6. J. Camargo (S), 3B
7. C. Culberson (R), LF
8. D. Swanson (R), SS
9. S. Newcomb (L), SP
Most player discussion includes WAR projections even from those that mocked the stat the last few years. Now we just have to temper proper player evaluation. Keep up the good fight guys.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/mid-season-park-factor-update/
While the scoring environment has dropped some in SunTrust since the early part of the year it is still #5 hitters park for flyballs. Numbers are through the ASB.
Got to move Julio out of here.
New fangraphs article today that pretty much confirms what a lot of us have seen early on for Sun Trust.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/park-factors-and-other-early-season-statcast-fun/
Flyballs get demolished here and we have seen that particularly with Julio and Folty as far as their spits...
These calculations are based on the Braves 128 remaining games and Kemp playing in 116 of them. Kemp has seemed to improve on his DRS number and is on pace to end the year at only -12. While not good that's a step up from previous seasons. So assuming he ends the year -12 in DRS and plays in...
Runs Per Game: 3.61, 24th in MLB
Team WRC+ 87, 20th in MLB
Three weeks in and we are a team in the bottom 3rd on offense even with Freeman being one of the best hitters in baseball.
Figured this would be a good place to discuss this. All last year and during the offseason we heard about how Freddie hit well due to Kemp's presence in the lineup. Well here is 2017 numbers.
Without Kemp: 42 PA's 545/43/1212 - 1855 OPS with 6 homers
With Kemp: 35 PA's 200/314/314 - 628 OPS...