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Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Mark Teahen, and GB/FB ratios

By Tangotiger, 07:32 AM

According to FanGraphs, Mark Teahen had a GB/FB ratio of 2.22 in 2005, and 1.37 in 2006. Quite a shift, wouldn’t you say? In 2005, 53% of his contacted balls were groundballs, while in 2006, it’s 50%. Quite similar, wouldn’t you say? What’s the difference?

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