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re: Best MLB hitter over 30?
Posted on 6/23/15 at 11:56 am to tduecen
Posted on 6/23/15 at 11:56 am to tduecen
watching Yunel hit this year is the damnedest thing. It's almost purely ground ball singles, so you lean towards BABIP/luck, but then I watch replays and he's very clearly aiming exactly where the ball goes.
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Posted on 6/23/15 at 12:01 pm to Broseph Barksdale
Like Ichiro?
Posted on 6/23/15 at 12:04 pm to Broseph Barksdale
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watching Yunel hit this year is the damnedest thing. It's almost purely ground ball singles, so you lean towards BABIP/luck, but then I watch replays and he's very clearly aiming exactly where the ball goes.
BABIP is .372 this year, well above his .304 career mark.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 12:05 pm to tduecen
Chris Colabello.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 12:25 pm to Broseph Barksdale
Beltre
Posted on 6/23/15 at 1:18 pm to tduecen
Will Clark
Posted on 6/23/15 at 1:19 pm to Broseph Barksdale
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Under 30 Goldy, Harper, Stanton and Trout make an outstanding group.
Go ahead and throw Rizzo in there, too
Posted on 6/23/15 at 1:20 pm to tduecen
griffey jr
Posted on 6/23/15 at 1:22 pm to Gtothemoney
No mention of Encarnacion yet, but the answer is Miggy. Donaldson will be the second best hitter in his 30's in six months from now.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 2:29 pm to Broseph Barksdale
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watching Yunel hit this year is the damnedest thing. It's almost purely ground ball singles, so you lean towards BABIP/luck, but then I watch replays and he's very clearly aiming exactly where the ball goes.
You may enjoy this article: LINK
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Batters can not aim for the hole while reacting to pitches of different velocities, breaks, locations, and movement; they can just try to hit balls hard enough that they are more likely to escape the range of the fielders. So whether a ground ball hit with a given force, or a fly ball hit with a certain trajectory, is an "at 'em ball" or a "tweener" is often nothing more than chance.
His ground ball % is barely above his career average. BABIP is high, but his peripherals don't suggest any immediate, downward spiral. In short, he'll experience some regression but he's having a banner (in terms of his career averages) year at the plate. His .OPS is nothing to write home about. His ISO is low and short of his career mark.
Top hitters so far this year over 30...
Miggy and Cruz for sure. Adrian Gonzalez is having a another solid year. Votto, Peralta both are swinging the bat well so far
Posted on 6/23/15 at 2:56 pm to tduecen
If the Angels played the Astros every game, Pujols's OPS would be 1.500
Posted on 6/23/15 at 3:13 pm to tduecen
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Escobar
C'mon man
Posted on 6/23/15 at 5:39 pm to 1ranter1
Miggy is 1. I'd go Bautista and Votto next.
Assuming we are just talking about pure hitting. When you consider defense and position, guys like Tulo and Martin would probably move up.
Assuming we are just talking about pure hitting. When you consider defense and position, guys like Tulo and Martin would probably move up.
This post was edited on 6/23/15 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 6/23/15 at 6:15 pm to BayouBengals03
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If the Angels played the Astros every game, Pujols's OPS would be 1.500
Why? Because he's hitting .226/.273/.516/.789 against them this year, so that translates to 1.5? Oh, it must be because be hit 2 HR last night against them during his best month in 5 years.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 7:55 pm to tduecen
Fielder certainly has to be in the discussion
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:38 pm to Ruxin
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Why? Because he's hitting .226/.273/.516/.789 against them this year, so that translates to 1.5? Oh, it must be because be hit 2 HR last night against them during his best month in 5 years.
Relax, insecure Stros fan. 'Twas a joke.
Pujols has some big hits against Houston over the years, that's all.
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