The big takeaway is that finishing the season with a higher walk rate is incredibly rare in the current environment. SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. The Shippensburg University baseball team opened a non-conference doubleheader with a win against Slippery Rock on Sunday, 3-2, before dropping Game 2, 6-4, at Fairchild Field. Tats SDP. Then, in 2021, Gurriel made a notable effort to improve his plate discipline without sacrificing contact. What is particularly impressive about Mantiply, though, is that literally every If the righthander can keep that pace up over an entire season, hell have one of the highest strikeout totals in the country and it will bode well for the Shockers being a force in 2021. If hes back to his 2018 form in 2021, hell be one of the best pitchers in college baseball. In 1929, 80% of all qualified hitters had higher walk rates. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. They look great, but,there are a # of issues. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season. He will be looking to rebound in 2023, and hopefully a strong showing in the WBC will help him get off to a good start this year. If it is just that he got to the states just as his peak was ending, then we are talking about a likely 1st ballot kind of guy. GAME 1: Northwestern 10, maybe its because Matsui produced fewer than half as much WAR in his 10 full MLB seasons as Abreu has in his 8 seasons and 60 games? Thus, if Gurriel wants to get back on the field, a minor league contract might be his best bet. To be fair, he didnt get his MLB chance until long after his peak seasons. Bats: Unknown Again, to say theres no case at all or suggest that Abreu putting up 20 WAR through age 26 is ludicrous doesnt sit right with me. He came back down to earth a bit subsequently, but with what we know about hitters aging curves peaking at 25-26, he mightve missed out on 2 or more comparable-or-better years. Perkins doesnt have the track record of many of the pitchers on this list, as hes started just four games in his career, but hell have a chance to shine as a member of the Louisville weekend rotation in 2021. Story Links. Being one of the Best players in the world is a pure hypothetical though. I also suggested that, due to what we know about aging curves, his best years mightve been mostly behind him when he arrived. 1. His barrel rate dropped, his hard-hit rate dropped, and you guessed it his average exit velocity dropped too. I guess hes a Kluborg now. He strikes out a lot, with his strikeout rate sitting between 20% and 25% each of the last few seasons. Fly balls have always been Gurriels weakness. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. His baserunning is similar, as he is a good baserunner due to his natural athleticism, but does not have elite speed or base stealing ability. Because of an injury in 2019 and the season cancellation in 2020, Hill has thrown just 21.2 innings over two seasons at LSU, but he has struck out 28 in those innings. Team Korea will also rely on a veteran behind the plate, with 14-year veteran catcher Eui-ji Yang of the NC Dinos. Past that, if youre a person who DOES want to just play the conversion game straight up and then treat his pre-age-27 accomplishments as equivalent for HOF purposes, I believe a statement that him earning 20 WAR would be a conservative estimate is belied by how few first baseman have done that. Torra quickly established himself as a dominant force after transferring from junior college. Most teams with room for a veteran first base bat have already found their guy: the Reds nabbed Wil Myers, the Cubs picked Eric Hosmer, and the Athletics took a chance on Jess Aguilar. It would be more of a McGriff-like case than a Pujols-like case, but its worth considering, I think. Since 1992, there have been only 4 first baseman to have 20+ WAR by age 26. WebCheck out the Spring 2023 GIAA AAAA Boys Baseball Batting Average stat leaders, including stats for Plate Appearances, Hits, At Bats, Doubles, Triples, Home Runs, and Games Played And I personally dont believe large assumptions should be made in this type of case. WebCaden McKinion College Leagues Statistics including batting, fielding, prospect rankings and more on Baseball-Reference.com , 2021, 2022 MLB Pitching, 2022 MLB Batting , 2022 MLB Pitching, Career WAR Leaders, Single-Season Home Run Leaders, Active Strikeout Leaders, Upcoming Player Milestones, MLB Scores. Ever wonder who had the most strikeouts the year you were born? I also wouldnt limit the comparisons solely to first basemen. In 2011, only 6% managed the feat. Additionally, you can subscribe to Baseball America's newsletter and receive all of our rankings, analysis, prospect insight & more delivered to your inbox every day. Stony Brook 4 Troy 9 Baseball vs Stony Brook February 24, 2023 2 p.m. Using a similar methodology to my TTO article a few weeks back, I plotted the percent of qualified hitters in each season with BB% greater than their K% (white bars above). So lets preview some of their key players from the KBO, a league that we watch intently here at Sports Info Solutions: Team Korea has two young left-handed hitters who will line up in the middle of the order for the WBC. Also available on the infield is Ji-hwan Oh, who has won the KBO Fielding Bible Award at shortstop in each of the last two seasons. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. He was an important cultural figure in the annals of Cuban players coming stateside but thats a hard sell. He swings more than the average hitter at pitches outside the zone and less than the average hitter at pitches inside the zone. But thats not this. It's a need that must serve the situation for fans; as long as their teams and ball players are seeded well in any competitive standings, everything feels right; as soon as it goes the other way, they start having trouble with the list and the choices made. In 1929, 80% of all qualified hitters had higher walk rates. Click here to get started. The KBO is not a league known for having elite defense. Leo is a writer for FanGraphs and an editor for Just Baseball. Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball, Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE. Was he hurt by the shortened season or helped by it? Did you know that eight of the top ten single season strikeout records all occurred during the nineteen century? Beyond the MLB players and potential future stars, Team Korea has some veteran players rounding out the lineup from the KBO. I expect this is going to be something Jay Jaffe will be working on about 8 year from now. Some of the tweets read as follows: Cole has had some fantastic seasons in the past, coming in second place in the voting for the AL Cy Young Award twice and leading MLB in strikeouts both times. Its easy to point to Gurriels 2021 season and identify the 38-year-old as a prime bounce-back candidate. I wish there were a member benefit that let you ignore morons like you. Ichiro has a good case as one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He produced a SLG above .500 in each season since 2010 and from 2010-2021 he had an OPS of .900 or better every year, falling just below that benchmark in 2022 (.891). Its not far-fetched to imagine him coming up at 20 and putting up over 25 WAR before his MLB career actually began. However, Team Korea has made sure to fill the roster with some of the best defensive players in the country, particularly ones who grade out as MLB average or better. March 1, 2023. The MLB offseason saw some magnanimous signings throughout the league. The bullpen is one of the sports best, and the top four starters Max Fried, Spencer Strider, Kyle Wright and Charlie Morton are elite. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. In his rookie season Kang set his career highs in home runs (29) and strikeouts (124), but since then has traded some home run power for more contact and gap power. Show #2-10. As most of Pirate Nation is aware, the baseball program has been greatly affected by ALS as former head coach and ECU Hall of Fame member Keith LeClair was diagnosed with the by Handedness, The Disappearance of Hitters Who Walk More Than They Strike Out, Bauer and Cashner: An Object Lesson in Hype. But we're here to educate you on the others. We got just a short glimpse of Leiter as a freshman last season, but there was plenty to like, including 12 strikeouts in five hitless innings against South Alabama in his first start of the season. For the 2010-11 season: ZIPS: .306/.433/.629; Davenport: .358/.468/.754. Maybe expand the pool to all sluggers in order to see if this is a career arc that happens from time to time. Not just that, but his batting style wouldve been very fun to watch against the 3 true outcome type of hitting that was prevalent in MLB at the time. But its hard to make that argument because Abreu wasnt exactly a trailblazer. Be the first one to comment on this story. Yuli Gurriel has played professional baseball around the world, suiting up in Cuba and Japan before making his way to MLB. All reasonably close to that .200 to .250 range. Strikeouts AL/MLB: Robbie Ray (TOR), 248 Ray is the third Blue Jays pitcher to claim an AL strikeout title, joining A.J. Camels take series over Louisiana. Thrust into the rotation right away as a freshman, he responded by striking out 35 in 21 innings. LAFAYETTE, LA. WebCheck out the Spring 2023 Mississippi Boys Baseball Batters Struck Out stat leaders, including stats for Batters Faced, Innings Pitched Decimal, and Games Played. Chois formula for success is quite simple, as he hits the ball hard and in the air. Gerrit Cole leads the list, with Corbin Burnes, Jacob DeGrom, and Carlos Rodon closely following the Yankees ace. Despite increasing his average launch angle in 2022, he set a new career low with only 6 home runs and a .371 SLG over 62 games. SF. Which pitch should we highlight next. He stepped right into the Bigs at 27 and was immediately one of the best hitters in baseball. Counting them is much harder and requires more guesswork, of course. WebView MLB stats, leaders & player statistics. Im not sure either Gurriel or Abreu have the career numbers to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but lets make sure were considering all the times they played this grand game. To me, Abreus case looks very strong, as he racked up 433 HR despite many of his prime seasons in Cuba lasting only 90 games. Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports. "I know they're loaded. Leiter has the stuff to give Vanderbilt a second contender, with Rocker, to top the strikeout list. Shit, if you knock the same OPS number off Abreus 20-25 seasons as the career gap between Yulis MLB and Serie Nacional numbers, it comes out to a .999 OPS. To me he has a HoF case because he was stuck in Cuba during his best years when he was one of the best players in the world. Bowling Green Hot Rods (Rays A+) 82-36, .695 2. Web[8] Active pitchers with 1,700 strikeouts (stats updated through 2022): Gerrit Cole (1,930) - 257 in 2022 Johnny Cueto (1,812) - 102 in 2022 Yu Darvish (1,788) - 197 in 2022 Anbal Its kinda funny that theres really only been one case where this rule couldve applied, which was with Ichiro, but he just went ahead and had a hall-worthy career without even having to make that consideration. Its really remarkable that you seem to think youve made any real point while being the stupidest person to ever post here. by Handedness, The Outlook Isnt So Good for Yuli Gurriel, Glasnow, Musgrove Go Down With Early Injuries in Blow to Playoff Contenders, Prospect Report: Diamondbacks 2023 Imminent Big Leaguers. Astros GM Dana Brown has professed a tad bit of interest in re-signing Gurriel, although that supposed interest may have been a gesture of respect rather than a genuine expression of desire. I could also see him (with MLB time from 21-26) getting in on a Veterans Committee vote. On top of that, he outperformed the average hitter on balls not in play too, thanks to his minuscule strikeout rate. [8] Farm system [ edit] [9] Notes [ edit] ^ Hank Sauer at Baseball-Reference ^ Manny Mota at Baseball-Reference ^ Hoyt Wilhelm at Baseball-Reference ^ Bill Sarni at Baseball-Reference ^ John Orsino at Baseball-Reference ^ Ray Katt at Baseball-Reference (Taking bets now: do we expect an anonymous downvote, or a shrill ad hominem?). He requested his release two years into the contract to return to the KBO. Throws: Unknown, School: Cedarville University (Cedarville, OH), More Caden McKinion Pages at Baseball Reference, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 12:52AM. He posted a career-high contact rate and a career-low swinging strike rate. what was the level of competiton? WebThe following chart is a comprehensive breakdown of both leagues showing who led in strikeouts from 1876 through last season, with all recorded seasons being shown. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. On the other hand, due to injury, he has only pitched in three games since the end of that season. The Astros first baseman hit 194 fly balls and only managed a hit on 26 of them. You really are shook that there is one person here that will stand up to your juvenile bullying and Gish Gallup style arguments. Who will be 2021s strikeout king? 12 UCLA past Sacramento State, 3-2, on If it could be shown that a player really was likely one of the very best, based on how they played in the US compared to players only looking at the same ages, I think that should be a factor in HOF close calls. Bachman had a nice freshman season in 2019, striking out 75 in 75.2 innings, but in 2020, he started to show an improved ability to dominate by totaling 31 strikeouts in 23.2 innings thanks in large part to a fastball up to 96 mph. With a fastball that can reach the high 90s, a plus changeup and slider, and a cutter with potential, theres an argument to be made that hill has the best raw stuff in college baseball. In 2021, Ohtani recorded just nine wins in 23 starts but notched 15 in 28 appearances last season. Batting Average. I agree that theres no HoF case here, but I think there may well have been had he played in MLB from an early age (with access to the requisite training etc. Its a disappointing outcome for a player just one year removed from winning the AL batting title and putting up a career-best 132 wRC+. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. This Shohei Ohtani pitch from last season left his hand at 100.5 MPH and had a couple of inches of cut! At 25 years old, Ji-hoon Choi is 7 years younger than Park, though he is a very similar player as a left-handed hitting speedster with modest power. For comparison, the league average was 131. In 2011, only 6% managed the feat. We genuinely cant know how the embargo impacted Abreus careerbut Im certainly more inclined to use the Davenport numbers as a proxy than to throw a hissyfit at the suggestion that this hypothetical prime might have exceeded the performance of historically notable late bloomer at the same age. Im just saying that projecting 20 WAR in this make-believe world is not conservative at all. Another step forward could put him among the countrys top arms in terms of strikeouts. In seven years with the Houston Astros, he won a Gold Glove, four American League pennants, and two World Series championships. On groundballs and line drives, Gurriel was perfectly fine. Carson Montgomery, RHP, Florida State. Ohtani would have won the AL MVP Award for a second straight year if it weren't for Aaron Judge's historic season, which was his best season as a pitcher. Someday, hell earn a plaque in the Astros Hall of Fame. Lee will be hoping to use the WBC as a chance to showcase his hitting skills against elite pitchers, as he is expected to be posted by Kiwoom after the 2023 season. 12.0. Yeah, the Cuban #s is the rub. If Wright managed to continue this trend through the end of the season it would be the first time in his career he achieved such a feat. Updated: Saturday, March 4, 2023 4:51 PM ET, Park Factors His bat to ball skills and discipline are paired with modest game power, though his raw power suggests more room for growth. His performance on liners was actually his best in years. This isnt entirely new. The Alabama lefthander was a big catalyst behind the Crimson Tides scalding-hot start to the season. HR. , though he did hit .308 with a double and 4 RBI over the tournament. Defensively Lee has played exclusively in center field the last two seasons, and will likely line up in center for Team Korea. The core premise of Abreus HoF case is, as stated above: What if Abreu had a crazy peak from 21-27, and 6 of those years came while he couldnt play in the MLB.. His performance on grounders was down relative to his career numbers but was still comfortably above average. LOS ANGELES Sophomore second baseman Duce Gourson went 3-4 with a homer and a pair of RBIs to lead No. The fact that the Astros, who have for years stuck with him through his ups and downs, have moved on is probably the biggest indictment of where hes at right now. In the South Florida Collegiate League, he struck out 42 in 28 innings and featured a fastball up to 98 mph. The argument for trying to count these numbers is that Cuban players were prevented from playing MLB for reasons beyond their control. However, it pales in comparison to the 10%+ rise in strikeouts per plate appearance since 1920. Data Provided By and he had a .964 OPS in his first season over. Lee is the best pure hitter in the KBO, with a career batting average of .342 and more career walks than strikeouts. For example, his 2010-11 translated to .358/.468/.754. Hurter missed part of the 2019 season and all of the 2020 season due to injury. WebIn League Top 10 Batting Pitching Yearly League Leaders & Records for Strikeouts POWERED BY Create your own custom leaderboards Become a Stathead today and run I should add that the only reason he ranks just behind McGriff is because McGriffs age 27 season was in 1991 so wasnt captured here. So how did Gurriel get to this point? All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. 1. He was 33 when he joined the Astros. Na also dealt with a gruesome injury in 2019, and his mobility has suffered since returning. The fact is hes looked like a very ordinary player next to major leaguers. I agree we shouldnt use his Cuban #s, but, the supposition about what if he came over at age 20, IS interesting. Batting 2B:SAFFORD, Will 1 HR:DROST, Brody 1 RBI:DROST, Brody 3; DAVIS, Dalton 1; SAFFORD, Will 2 BASERUNNING: RUNS:DROST, Brody 1; CORONA, Jorge 1; MYERS, Adarius 1; SAFFORD, Will 1; MCLEOD, Logan 2 HBP:CORONA, Jorge 1 Ole Miss BATTING: 2B:Lege, Ethan1 3B:Groff, Ethan1 RBI:Groff, Ethan2; Harris, Calvin1; Calarco, Anthony1; Yet since moving stateside, Gurriel has worn just one uniform, and it still seems strange to think of him wearing any colors other than blue, orange, and white. His fastball was up to 96 mph last season, and while the fact that hes 23 years old Will Hurt him from a draft standpoint, that experience can only help in his pursuit to fly up the strikeout leaderboards. by Retrosheet. 1. ZIPS also is far less generous in its translations than Davenport is. If the Marlins are still calling, hed be wise to pick up the phone. His fastball-curveball combination is a real weapon that should keep the high strikeout numbers rolling in next season. He has been in the top three in the KBO in strikeouts in each of the last three seasons. Ralph Kiner is a good exemplar of the type over 24 bWAR through age 26. Z. Wheeler 32 14 10 .583 3 2 20 213.1. This is conjecture without the facts to back it up. Everything about Rockers track record suggests that he And hes not alone. Yet as he enters his age-39 season, theres a reason teams have been hesitant to offer him a guaranteed role.
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