2021 Series #24 | Indians @ Twins | June 24-27, 2021

[Sebastian]

 

[Sebastian]

Don't argue with the mods.

Stop arguing in general.

Let it go.

 

[AZ_]

I'd point to his move to hitting 2nd as to when he took off

.319/.368/.438/.805 hitting 2nd over 36 games

Personally, I've never been a huge believer in lineup positioning as a catalyst for offensive performance.

But when you're in front of Jose Ramirez, that mindset changes for me.

K% dropped from 24% to 16% in the 2-hole

He's changed his approach to contact and is using the middle of the field way more as well:

Batting Pos

PA

GB/FB

LD%

GB%

FB%

IFFB%

HR/FB

IFH%

BUH%

Pull%

Cent%

Oppo%

Soft%

Med%

Hard%

2nd

155​

1.933333​

26%​

49%​

25%​

13%​

0.1​

2%​

0​

23%​

48%​

29%​

15%​

55%​

29%​

Not 2nd

111​

1.9​

23%​

51%​

27%​

10%​

0.1​

8%​

0​

37%​

32%​

31%​

17%​

56%​

27%​

 

[Derek]

Personally, I've never been a huge believer in lineup positioning as a catalyst for offensive performance.

But when you're in front of Jose Ramirez, that mindset changes for me.

K% dropped from 24% to 16% in the 2-hole

He's changed his approach to contact and is using the middle of the field way more as well:

Batting Pos

PA

GB/FB

LD%

GB%

FB%

IFFB%

HR/FB

IFH%

BUH%

Pull%

Cent%

Oppo%

Soft%

Med%

Hard%

2nd

155​

1.933333​

26%​

49%​

25%​

13%​

0.1​

2%​

0​

23%​

48%​

29%​

15%​

55%​

29%​

Not 2nd

111​

1.9​

23%​

51%​

27%​

10%​

0.1​

8%​

0​

37%​

32%​

31%​

17%​

56%​

27%​

If you don't mind, how do his numbers in the 2-hole for us this year compare to his overall numbers with the Mets? (Feel free to tell me to look it up myself, I'm being lazy here)

 

[AZ_]

If you don't mind, how do his numbers in the 2-hole for us this year compare to his overall numbers with the Mets? (Feel free to tell me to look it up myself, I'm being lazy here)

Not too many outliers to his career.

Walks are better, HardHit% better, but Barrel % is down some to his 2019 career best.

wOBA and most of his metrics show mostly flat or improvement toward those 2019 metrics.

Hopefully it’s a comfort zone he can stay in.

 

[Derek]

Not too many outliers to his career.

Walks are better, HardHit% better, but Barrel % is down some to his 2019 career best.

wOBA and most of his metrics show mostly flat or improvement toward those 2019 metrics.

Hopefully it’s a comfort zone he can stay in.

Thank you.

So, it seems to me like he's back to his typical profile after an initial adjustment period.

I don't put much stock in batting order splits, but perhaps letting him hit in the first inning of games has helped jumpstart him.

 

[sportscoach]

Personally, I've never been a huge believer in lineup positioning as a catalyst for offensive performance.

But when you're in front of Jose Ramirez, that mindset changes for me.

K% dropped from 24% to 16% in the 2-hole

He's changed his approach to contact and is using the middle of the field way more as well:

Batting Pos

PA

GB/FB

LD%

GB%

FB%

IFFB%

HR/FB

IFH%

BUH%

Pull%

Cent%

Oppo%

Soft%

Med%

Hard%

2nd

155​

1.933333​

26%​

49%​

25%​

13%​

0.1​

2%​

0​

23%​

48%​

29%​

15%​

55%​

29%​

Not 2nd

111​

1.9​

23%​

51%​

27%​

10%​

0.1​

8%​

0​

37%​

32%​

31%​

17%​

56%​

27%​

I am not sure if position in the lineup is as important as who is in front of or behind you...Having someone like JRam behind does help some...

I have seen some people who focus better in certain positions in the lineup but that's just a mental thing... Confidence and focus are the most important things for the batters and if hitting in a certain position creates that extra confidence, then so be it...

 

[biggie4]

In other news, Sebastian is just freaking frightening—-but in a good way.

 

[Derek]

In other news, Sebastian is just freaking frightening—-but in a HOT way.

Fixed that for you

@Sebastian

 

[TxBuckeye]

Is there a statistical significance behind the 139 emojis?

Did 138 not quite get your point across? 140 go to far?

What is the correlation between the 139 Emojis and what you were feeling?

I am just impressed you counted them all