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re: The ATL Thread Brooms edition

Posted on 6/26/14 at 3:30 pm to volfan30

Posted by Lsuhoohoo

Member since Sep 2007

95019 posts

Posted on 6/26/14 at 3:30 pm to volfan30

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As a team, we take just a horrendous approach at the plate.

Watch the Astros for a week and the Braves won't bother you as much.

We've got the #1, #4 and #6 batters with the most strikeouts in the AL. shite Springer doesn't even have an approach at the plate. Its swing as hard as you can and hope you hit something.

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Posted by volfan30

Member since Jun 2010

40965 posts

Posted on 6/26/14 at 3:39 pm to Lsuhoohoo

I don't care about strikeouts. It's our unwillingness to walk that really bothers me. There is no excuse for it.

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Posted by The White Lobster

Member since Jul 2009

16764 posts

Posted on 6/26/14 at 3:41 pm to Lsuhoohoo

BJ 8.7% bb rate
simmons 4.9% bb rate
johnson 2.3% bb rate

springer 10.5% rate

astros 8.7% as a team, braves 7.4%

edit: had teams backwards

This post was edited on 6/26/14 at 3:45 pm

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Posted by Patron Saint

Member since Jul 2013

4195 posts

Posted on 6/26/14 at 3:41 pm to Lsuhoohoo

Houston actually has a better team OBP, SLG, and OPS than Atlanta. The Braves are 27th in baseball in OBP.

Averages for NL teams:
OBP: .312
SLG: .386
OPS: .698

Braves:
OBP: .302
SLG: .377
OPS: .679