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Here's how the Dodgers' #5 hitters have fared when hitting fifth, and overall.
Forsythe .709 - .673
Grandal .702 - .786
Taylor .659 - .929
Pederson .743 - .794
Bellinger .946 - .944
Hernandez .843 - .773
Gonzalez .541 - .643
Puig .227 - .815
Barnes .654 - .929
Utley .259 - .750
SVS .573 - .543
Only one player has hit substantively (50 OPS points) better when hitting fifth (Hernandez and in only 34 PAs), while 8 hitters have hit significantly worse.
Thanks. Where did you find the above information? I know where to find what a player is batting in each lineup position, but not what he is batting everywhere except one lineup slot. Did you calculate all that yourself? Also, do you know which Dodger has most frequently hit out of the 5th slot?
It might be random variation as you suggest, but in the absence of running significance tests, we don't know if there is or isn't something causing the variation....not that I have a testable thesis at hand.
And I'd say "Wow! Puig sure hates hitting in the 5th position", but I suspect that the figures are the result of his not batting in that slot very many times.
If you click on the position in the batting order (or, for defensive position, or for most of the splits) it shows the player breakdown.
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I know where to find what a player is batting in each lineup position, but not what he is batting everywhere except one lineup slot. Did you calculate all that yourself?
I didn't do that. I'd have to do it manually, that's a lot of work. It just posted batting 5th stats and overall stats.
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Also, do you know which Dodger has most frequently hit out of the 5th slot?
It's Logan Forsythe with 18% (83/463) of the PA's hitting 5th.
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And I'd say "Wow! Puig sure hates hitting in the 5th position", but I suspect that the figures are the result of his not batting in that slot very many times.
32 PAs
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It might be random variation as you suggest, but in the absence of running significance tests, we don't know if there is or isn't something causing the variation....not that I have a testable thesis at hand.
The A's and Mariners made a post deadline waivers deal, Oakland sending their sole All Star, Yonder Alonso, in exchange for minor leaguer Boog Powell....who the A's originally drafted back in 2012. (This Powell is unrelated to the former Orioles firstbaseman and one time MVP of the same name)
Alsonso was unloaded because:
A) He would have been a free agent when the season ended
B) His great first half has masked a second half return to his normal self. His OPS for the year by months:
April: .870
May: 1.228
June: .786
July: .789
August: .730
His career OPS is .742.
Powell has been a good on base skills/no power outfielder in the minors, but fizzled when he finally got a ML shot this year in Seattle (batted .194 in 43 plate appearances.)
I didn't want the Yankees to get Alonso, they would be overpaying for a good first half. The market for 1B right now is dead, which is surprising. Usually it would be the easiest position to fill
Following tonight's loss to the Giants, the Cubs' Kris Bryant has an OBA of .391 and is slugging .512. His teammate Anthony Rizzo has an OBA of .388 and is slugging .511.
I didn't want the Yankees to get Alonso, they would be overpaying for a good first half. The market for 1B right now is dead, which is surprising. Usually it would be the easiest position to fill
Tim Beckham is now 20 for 39 in his 10 games with the Orioles.
That's 3 homers, 2 triples, 4 doubles, 11 singles, and a walk. And 9 runs.
Sonny Gray meanwhile, 0-2 as a Yankee.
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