Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Two True Outcomes

In his last two games, Bryce Harper went 3 for 6 with three home runs and five walks, reaching base eight times in a row at one point. He has yet to strike out this season, making him the top Two True Outcomes hitter of the season:

2018 Season, Players with at least 10 Plate appearances without striking out.

Player Plate App. Home Runs Walks Two True Outcomes Pct.
Bryce Harper 20 3 6 0.450
Mitch Haniger 11 2 2 0.364
Eric Thames 11 1 3 0.364
Adrian Gonzalez 10 0 3 0.300
Elvis Andrus 21 1 3 0.190
Colin Moran 13 1 1 0.154
Jose Ramirez 17 0 2 0.118
Lorenzo Cain 19 1 1 0.105
Alcides Escobar 11 0 1 0.091
Joc Pederson 14 0 1 0.071
Whit Merrifield 14 0 1 0.071
Jonathan Lucroy 16 0 0 0.000

Harper is not letting fielders interfere with his balls in play. The Braves did walk him four times last night, but it was not like the time the Cubs walked him four times in a game two years ago. The Braves appeared to be trying to get Harper to chase good pitches, but Harper would not go after them. The one mistake landed deep in centerfield.

I find Jose Ramirez’s inclusion on the list impressive. Ramirez has yet to collect a hit in 2018, after posting BABIPs of .333 and .319 in 2016-2017 receptively. He’s making contact again, but the ball is not falling for hits.



from baseballmusings.com https://ift.tt/2IlsnDe

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