But they are adept at situational hitting -- with the best batting average in MLB with runners in scoring position -- and at taking the extra bag on the basepaths. They also limit strikeouts. The postseason typically rewards raw power, but the new rules environment heightens the impact of...
In 2024, Witt finished in the 99th percentile of MLB players in Statcast’s batting run value metric, 96th percentile in baserunning run value and 95th percentile in fielding run value. While it’s hard to get much better than those numbers, could there still be some untapped potential here?
whether it's due to injury, fatigue, or just plain old poor performance. That's where having one of the best bullpens in baseball can prove invaluable, stepping up when called upon and guiding their team through the storm. But what exactly separates an elite bullpen from a merely average ...
MLB Closer Report - 2025 PLAYERTEAMGPIPW-LERASVBSSV%K/BBK/9WHIPBA Robert SuarezPadres1414.00-00.64120100.05.310.30.57.106 Andres MunozMariners1515.01-00.00110100.03.211.40.73.106 Kyle FinneganNationals1312.20-12.8410283.31.99.21.50.250 Mason MillerAthletics1212.00-01.50100100.011.517.30.67.146 ...
Rodriguez has limited barrels quite well -- better than 80% of pitchers -- and owns a spicy .383 Expected Slugging Percentage which comes in more than 20 points below average. The way to beat Rodriguez is with contact and a ton of hits, and that's just not what the Rays have been ab...
King's whiff rate was already down this year in a rather unassuming spot to put him slightly above average, and this month he's taken a dip down under 25% which is four percentage points off the number he produced in May. He's also watched fewer batters chase out of the zone, and ...
Svensson ranks 12th in this field in driving distance and 11th in both true strokes gained off-the-tee and putting, while Norgaard is second in distance, eighth in true strokes gained off-the-tee, and 28th in putting. They respectively rank 11th and 14th in birdie average this PGA season,...
Led Georgia Tech in batting average, home runs and RBI Has a chance at becoming the 12th Yellow Jacket to win the team triple-crown. Burress would be the first to accomplish the feat since Matt Gonzalez in 2016 Eight RBI away from breaking Matt Wieters’ freshman RBI record...
there are major red flags at cornerback. Los Angeles allowed the 10th-highest average QB rating (95.9) and the sixth-highest passing touchdown rate (5.4%) because it relied on the likes of Darious Williams and Cobie Durant. Corner must be addressed early in the 2025 NFL Draft for us to ...
According to baseballsavant.mlb.com, Freeman posted a .424 wOBA against shifts and a .509 mark against normal alignments. You can't win, really -- the league-average wOBA was .315. These traits extend to the team level. Only six teams were shifted against more tha...