This stands out a lot more, however, if you look at it in a slightly different way. Rather than average fastball velocity, a more interesting view is percentage of four-seamers thrown at least 95 mph. To take the extremes here, the 2008 regular season:16.3 percent, the 2018 postseason:51...
Wood leads Triple-A qualifiers with his .353 average, .463 on-base percentage and 1.058 OPS over 52 games for Rochester. He’s added 10 homers and 10 stolen bases over that span, making him one of 20 players to reach double-digits in those categories at the Minors’ highest level. He...
Olson is one of the more fun development stories in baseball. Not a particularly highly rated prospect who has developed into an exciting piece in the Tigers rotation. He does a good job at missing barrels with a high percentage of his contact coming on the ground. His his elite...
I know what I like and I know when to buy and often I have culled together a percentage off with my accrued points so that I feel that I’m getting a deal. I have no such interest in a screaming deal for this occasion. It’s Baryshnikov. It’s Kaatsbaan. It’s once in a life...
Strikeouts, clearly, aren't going anywhere. Pitchers are too good on the mound. They're too helpless at the plate. They're driving this year's whiff increase all around. Did you like this story? Mike Petriellois a stats analyst for MLB.com, focusing on Statcast and Baseball Savant, and...
Wood leads Triple-A qualifiers with his .353 average, .463 on-base percentage and 1.058 OPS over 52 games for Rochester. He’s added 10 homers and 10 stolen bases over that span, making him one of 20 players to reach double-digits in those categories at the Minors’ highest level. He...
Wood leads Triple-A qualifiers with his .353 average, .463 on-base percentage and 1.058 OPS over 52 games for Rochester. He’s added 10 homers and 10 stolen bases over that span, making him one of 20 players to reach double-digits in those categories at the Minors’ highest level. He...
Wood leads Triple-A qualifiers with his .353 average, .463 on-base percentage and 1.058 OPS over 52 games for Rochester. He’s added 10 homers and 10 stolen bases over that span, making him one of 20 players to reach double-digits in those categories at the Minors’ highest level. He...
Wood leads Triple-A qualifiers with his .353 average, .463 on-base percentage and 1.058 OPS over 52 games for Rochester. He’s added 10 homers and 10 stolen bases over that span, making him one of 20 players to reach double-digits in those categories at the Minors’ highest level. He...
Wood leads Triple-A qualifiers with his .353 average, .463 on-base percentage and 1.058 OPS over 52 games for Rochester. He’s added 10 homers and 10 stolen bases over that span, making him one of 20 players to reach double-digits in those categories at the Minors’ highest level. He...