Author Archives: Heath Baywood
Casey Kotchman: A Look at Batted Ball Data
If there is one thing that is absolutely certain about Casey Kotchman’s game, the first baseman hits a lot of ground balls. To date this season, 55.8 percent of Kotchman’s batted balls have been on the ground, which is in line with … Continue reading
Dan Johnson’s Short Leash
Most of the attention surrounding the first base position on the Rays blogosphere has focused on the sustainability of Casey Kotchman‘s results based on the larger sample size of inferior numbers for his career. What at first glance appeared to … Continue reading
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A Historical Look at Reid Brignac’s Power Drought
The early stages of Reid Brignac‘s gig as a full-time shortstop have been less than pleasant at the plate for the 25-year-old. The left-handed hitting Brignac is only batting .195 with a.235 on-base percentage through his first 82 plate appearances … Continue reading
Led By James Shields and David Price, The Rays Rotation is Eating Innings
The Rays pitching staff (with the exception of Jeff Niemann) is off to a rip-roaring start in 2011. So far, the Rays starting pitcher has gone at least seven innings in 13 of the team’s 22 games–David Price and James … Continue reading
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