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in baseball-speak...
RBIs matter, but nevertheless, chicks (and non-chick) fans dig the long ball.
P.S. - either way, Trout is awesome. . |
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Angel and Yankee RBIOTY leaders on 9-6
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59 Simmons 49 Upton 45 Pujols 37 Calhoun 32 Trout 29 Ohtani 27 Maldonado 24 Fletcher 24 Valbuena 24 Fletcher YANKEES 53 Andujar 52 Gregorius 51 Stanton 44 Hicks 44 Torres 35 Judge 30 Walker 30 Snachez 29 Gardner 29 Romine Chicks digging the long ball wasn't the point of the thread. A low RBI total as a home run hitter was the point. Having the most runs scored at the end of the game determines the winner. If you are standing on second base, your chance of scoring is better with nine other players on the Angels and Yankees than with Mike or Aaron. Just sayin'
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I remember a friend of mine and I looking up seasons where guys had the lowest ratio of RBI to HR. Bonds I think had one under 2. Might have been the 73HR season.
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The 40 HR guys in the 50s and 60s generally had over 100 RBIs though and many had 120. The Red Sox of 2018 currently have eight players ahead of Judge in RBIOTYs.
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That's not true because you aren't counting the possibility of scoring on a HR by Trout or Judge. All you are capturing is the possibility of scoring on a non HR.
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We already know that their HRs are offset by an increased number of strikeouts. Of course second base is closer to your position in the field than the dugout, unless you are a designated hitter, so being stranded on second has its advantages.
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My pre-caffeine analysis appears wrong. Very odd that Trout would score so low in that metric. I am searching for an explanation.
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And how many times with a runner on second and first base open is that top tier batter pitched around? I can for one do without rbioty.
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Yes, he is pitched around. Intentional walks and semi-intentional walks inflate OBS and no doubt WAR. If he had better hitters behind him than Upton and Pujols or behind guys in front of him in the line up, I suspect his RBIOTY would be more respectable. I just cannot buy into his “greatest” season ever with an RBI total in the low 60s in September. Peter’s caffeinated reassessment is appreciated.
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I doubt the incremental AB a power hitter gets batting leadoff (Betts) or second (Trout) are worth the tradeoff in hitting behind weaker hitters. There is a reason power hitters almost always throughout history have been 3 4 and 5.
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