I was wondering about Yordan’s chase rate this season.
Looks like it’s the highest it’s been in his career. 30 by Baseball Savant’s formula, up from 26 last season.
By comparison Altuve is at 38 (32 for his career).
No conclusions from me, just felt like Yordan has been chasing.
I feel like the whole team is chasing a lot more than previous years. 3 times a week the other team will have a starter go 6 innings on less than 80 pitches and that just almost never used to happen. I don’t know if that’s an Espada thing, a front office thing, or just a byproduct of having a much shorter lineup than past years but it’s not great.
My guess would be more non productive hitters and the good ones pressing because they don’t trust the ones behind them like they have in the past. Dubon, Pena and Diaz swinging at anything thrown closer than the on deck circle doesn’t help, obviously.
Hey, the Astros are near the top! Wait… why are the Marlins, White Sox and Rockies also at the t… oh, no.
Dubon, Altuve, Diaz, and Pena are all among the 20 worst chase rates in the majors.
Where are you finding the team plate discipline numbers on Savant?
I just googled team chase rate
Super glued the skin, JB Welded the bone and all is well
