Tag: SLG
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Lessons in Sabermetrics: ISO
In 2024, Anthony Santander of the Baltimore Orioles had his most productive season to date. He hit 44 HR, drove in 102 RBI and tallied a 128 wRC+. His .506 SLG was top 15 in the MLB and he was rewarded handsomely with a 5 year, $92.5M contract with the Toronto Blue Jays this past…
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Lessons in Sabermetrics: OPS and OPS+
If you didn’t read my post on slash lines, I highly suggest you do so that you have a general idea of what concepts we’ll be referencing a lot in this one. OPS has taken a major foothold in Major League Baseball recently. In fact, when I’ve gone to watch the Mets play at Citi…
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A Guide to Understanding Slash Lines in Baseball (…And Why We Trust Them a Little Too Much)
Have you ever been watching SportsCenter or listening to a radio host talk baseball and they drop a line like “This guy is on fire! He’s slashing X/Y/Z” or “he’s been awful, only slashing X/Y/Z”? If your immediate thought is one of… Then this post will be for you. I will explain what a “slash…
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