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Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Leadoff hitters have a below average OBP?

By Tangotiger

Whoah. It looks like after Henderson and Raines and Lofton and Boggs and Pettis went away, there was no one to take the baton:

I presume it’s because that with the shift toward power and away from small-ball (fielding, speed, walks), so too went away the leadoff candidates. Chicks may dig the 1990s longball, but I prefer the 1980s mix of power and speed. I like any sport where the 170 lb guy is not necessarily disadvantaged against the 220 lb guy.

(7) Comments • 2010/03/04 • Sabermetrics • Talent_Distribution

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