tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18498935.post5877109651988298230..comments2023-11-02T04:27:49.394-07:00Comments on Diamondhacks: Hit The Ground / RunningUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18498935.post-12957427395530231702010-03-28T09:06:01.177-07:002010-03-28T09:06:01.177-07:00Interesting look. Despite knowing better than to i...Interesting look. Despite knowing better than to infer ANYTHING from spring stats other than "his arm is still attached", he "he's in the best shape of his life", in looking at the individual numbers, among the top 10 on the team in GO/AO, only Jackson, (#5) and Upton (#10) are everyday starters. <br /><br />Most of the other guys will be in the minors or receive limited playing time, unless there are a lot of injuries. The notable person on the list would be Abreu. He hits a lot of groundballs, always has. If he received considerable playing time, than that would move the needle. <br /><br />However I think if one wanted to try to discern where the direction this might go from 2009 total, you might want to focus on the two new additions most likely to get significant PA's, namely Johnson and Laroche. Johnson's career GO/AO is 1.03 and Laroche's is 1.07, although Laroche seemed to be trending more towards a FB hitter the last few years.<br /><br />If I had to guess, which this most assuredly is, I'd say likely things will end up pretty close to 2009.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18498935.post-77986711868736791352010-03-26T13:04:29.519-07:002010-03-26T13:04:29.519-07:00J
Thx for the contribution. On an individual level...J<br />Thx for the contribution. On an individual level, GO/AO seems pretty self evident; CY and Byrnes pop up a ton and cost the team runs. But it's interesting to look at teamwide, and across teams (ie Phillies). <br /><br />I guess there's two ways to raise team GO/AO. Hit the ball on the ground more (LA), or have an addtl 30fly balls leave the yard(PHI) - that'll create runs and raise GO/AO considerably. <br /><br />btw, way to warm things up with those intro jokes.Diamondhackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18269618628044919819noreply@blogger.com