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Friday, May 11, 2012 |
Holy Mother Of Uh-Oh: Sam Miller's List Of Things With More Walks Than Albert Pujols
Aside from our dogs (who get walked twice daily), that would be a long and disturbing list, including four National League pitchers. Miller suggests that Pujols' walks have vaporized dating back to last year's All-Star break, but I don't see it.
Update: You should really read this older Sam Miller article first. He means unintentional walk rate, and yes, that has plummeted since last year's ASB. By my math:
- 1st half 2011: (35 BB - 4 IBB)/342 PA = .0906 unintentional BB/PA
- 2nd half 2011: (26 BB - 11 IBB)/309 PA = .0485 unintentional BB/PA
Update: Good article suggested by commenter binkster at SB Nation by J.P. Starkey about Pujols' term as an Angel.
He's not that bad, but he'll never be 2009-good again. He'll never be one of the best hitters of all-time again. Father Time has caught up to Pujols. The decreased walk percentage could very well correlate to a drop in bat speed -- Pujols could have to start his swing earlier to compensate for the loss of bat speed, meaning, he has to expand his zone a bit more than he's used to.The intro suggests "[t]he Albert Pujols of the past has yet to show up in Los Angeles, and there's little to suggest that he ever will." Fair point, but will at least a pretty good simulation of that guy show up?
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Comments:
Walk rate also mentioned in this sobering article:
http://dallas.sbnation.com/2012/5/10/3011232/albert-pujols-los-angeles-angels
Could it be that Moreno, DiPoto and Scioscia ignored Albert's declining statistics?
http://dallas.sbnation.com/2012/5/10/3011232/albert-pujols-los-angeles-angels
Could it be that Moreno, DiPoto and Scioscia ignored Albert's declining statistics?
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