Has 31.9rWAR in 9 years, starting at age 27. He was 33 when he joined the Astros. I should add that the only reason he ranks just behind McGriff is because McGriffs age 27 season was in 1991 so wasnt captured here. The righthander might have had the best abbreviated season of anyone in 2020, as he put up a 0.32 ERA and .128 opponent batting average with 47 strikeouts and only three walks in 28 innings. Yuli Gurriel has played professional baseball around the world, suiting up in Cuba and Japan before making his way to MLB. March 1, 2023. His Davenport translations were eye-popping for about his last 4 years there. He only has 1 season over 5 fWAR and unlike Gurriel he played his traditional peak years in MLB. If hes back to his 2018 form in 2021, hell be one of the best pitchers in college baseball. We got just a short glimpse of Leiter as a freshman last season, but there was plenty to like, including 12 strikeouts in five hitless innings against South Alabama in his first start of the season. If it could be shown that a player really was likely one of the very best, based on how they played in the US compared to players only looking at the same ages, I think that should be a factor in HOF close calls. To me he has a HoF case because he was stuck in Cuba during his best years when he was one of the best players in the world. Team Korea has built a well-balanced roster for the WBC, with some young stars, veteran leaders and quality supporting players. In 2021, Gurriel gave fans hope that he could buck the aging curve. He is not a threat on the bases, and he has lost range in the outfield. ), without the adjustment period from the Cuban leagues. PHI. He is hurt disproportionately by having his MVP season in 2020, he was playing at a 7.8 fWAR pace, but only gets credit for 2.9. The question kind of becomes why Abreu never got close to his 2014 production (outside of 2020) again. Rodon trails only two pitchers who haven't yet appeared on this list in terms of WAR among all pitchers. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. LAFAYETTE, LA. He did benefit a bit from the sharp decline in strikeout rates that started in 1969, but even still amassing 18 such seasons is an impressive feat. 12 UCLA past Sacramento State, 3-2, on Saturday afternoon at Jackie Robinson Stadium as part of the 2023 Southern California College Baseball Classic. Ahead of a test this weekend at the Frisco Classic, the Bulldogs are starting to build consistency. Clemson snapped its four-game losing streak with a win Friday against previously undefeated South Carolina. The Alabama lefthander was a big catalyst behind the Crimson Tides scalding-hot start to the season. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. Not just that, but his batting style wouldve been very fun to watch against the 3 true outcome type of hitting that was prevalent in MLB at the time. His bat was mediocre, his power was lacking, his baserunning was poor, and his defense was lousy in other words, his toolbox was empty. In his rookie season Kang set his career highs in home runs (29) and strikeouts (124), but since then has traded some home run power for more contact and gap power. He could take a spot on the bench, displacing David Hensley, but Gurriel would likely prefer more guaranteed playing time and the Astros might prefer to see what Hensley has to offer. He was by no means a lock as a HOF case, but he made it in. Ever wonder who had the most strikeouts the year you were born? Because of my beliefs about non-U.S. baseball accomplishments effect on hall worthiness, I dont have to grapple with these unknowables. Choi ranks 17th in KBO history in hits and is second all-time in home runs. WebCaden McKinion College Leagues Statistics including batting, fielding, prospect rankings and more on Baseball-Reference.com , 2021, 2022 MLB Pitching, 2022 MLB Batting , 2022 MLB Pitching, Career WAR Leaders, Single-Season Home Run Leaders, Active Strikeout Leaders, Upcoming Player Milestones, MLB Scores. WebCurrently viewing seasons between 2021 and 2021. Its really remarkable that you seem to think youve made any real point while being the stupidest person to ever post here. Beyond the MLB players and potential future stars, Team Korea has some veteran players rounding out the lineup from the KBO. If it is just that he got to the states just as his peak was ending, then we are talking about a likely 1st ballot kind of guy. Therefore, not only did Gurriels walk rate plummet, but his quality of contact worsened thanks to his poor approach at the plate. Batting Average Allowed Justin Verlander. The lowest percentage the league has ever seen was in 2010, when only Joe Mauer, Jeff Keppinger, Daric Barton, and Albert Pujols pulled it off (3% of all qualified hitters). Like his Big Ten counterpart Hajjar, Burke missed 2019 due to injury and burst onto the scene with authority in 2020, striking out 35 hitters in 22.2 innings to lead all freshman pitchers. Likely wouldnt have kept up the pace over 162, 350 BABIP (.327 career) and 32.8 HR/FB% (18.7% career). His performance on grounders was down relative to his career numbers but was still comfortably above average. Hes one of the very best players in modern history from age 27 onward. Team Korea has two young left-handed hitters who will line up in the middle of the order for the WBC. Join our linker program. He strikes out a lot, with his strikeout rate sitting between 20% and 25% each of the last few seasons. Durham Bulls (Rays AAA) 86-44, .662 4. However, it pales in comparison to the 10%+ rise in strikeouts per plate appearance since 1920. Its no wonder he posted such excellent offensive numbers, including the highest wRC+ of his career. For the third consecutive year, we asked MLB scouting departments to grade the quality of the 2023 draft class on a 20-80 scale. 1. [8] Farm system [ edit] [9] Notes [ edit] ^ Hank Sauer at Baseball-Reference ^ Manny Mota at Baseball-Reference ^ Hoyt Wilhelm at Baseball-Reference ^ Bill Sarni at Baseball-Reference ^ John Orsino at Baseball-Reference ^ Ray Katt at Baseball-Reference We break down the top 25 candidates. I especially enjoy that the lone downvote on the quote from Dans article mysteriously disappeared after I mentioned that it was a quote from one of Dans articles. He didnt quite match that in 2022 but still had solid numbers in those areas. Do you have a blog? However, that doesnt mean he has a good eye at the plate. document.write(update); His work has also been featured at Baseball Prospectus, Pitcher List, and SB Nation. Choi led the KBO in average launch angle last season, checking in just under 22 degrees. WebThe official 2023 Baseball cumulative statistics for Big 12 Conference. (Taking bets now: do we expect an anonymous downvote, or a shrill ad hominem?). All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. Kendrys Morales 1.009 in Cuba ages 18-20, spent time in minors, .780 overall in MLB. To make matters worse, Gurriels problems at the plate were exacerbated by bad plate discipline. His walk rate fell in response. I also suggested that, due to what we know about aging curves, his best years mightve been mostly behind him when he arrived. maybe its because Matsui produced fewer than half as much WAR in his 10 full MLB seasons as Abreu has in his 8 seasons and 60 games? Past that, if youre a person who DOES want to just play the conversion game straight up and then treat his pre-age-27 accomplishments as equivalent for HOF purposes, I believe a statement that him earning 20 WAR would be a conservative estimate is belied by how few first baseman have done that. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. Last years champion in the abbreviated season was East Tennessee States Landon Knack, who was drafted in the second round by the Dodgers. But in the U.S., even if you dont penalize him at all (and its not so much penalizing him as it is rewarding players who played in MLB prior to age 27), he doesnt look like a hall of famer. Its not too late to win your mothers love. Thats not a super-strong number, but I think its a conservative estimate and would still garner him some HOF support. Meanwhile, the newfound plate discipline that briefly helped him defy the aging curve completely disappeared. Na attracted some interest from MLB teams after the 2020 season, but was unable to find a contract to his liking and returned to the KBO. The core premise of Abreus HoF case is, as stated above: What if Abreu had a crazy peak from 21-27, and 6 of those years came while he couldnt play in the MLB.. Triples When a batter reaches on a hit and stops at third base or only advances 12 UCLA past Sacramento State, 3-2, on I guess hes a Kluborg now. Seasons before and after were unremarkable as well. Primarily a second baseman with Kiwoom, he was the double play partner of Ha-seong Kim before he joined the Padres. The bats came alive and the pitching was stout on another clear and sunny day in the Kansas City area, as the Northwestern College baseball team (2-6, 0-0 GPAC) swept the day to conclude the 2023 Rube Foster Classic with two wins over Kansas Christian and Park (Mo.). Additionally, you can subscribe to Baseball America's newsletter and receive all of our rankings, analysis, prospect insight & more delivered to your inbox every day. At the plate, Rutschmans batting eye is extremely sharp, as evidenced by his 13.8% walk rate and 18.3% strikeout rate. What was the offensive environment? Burnett (2008) and Roger Clemens (1997 and 98), Follow him on Twitter @BillPetti. Could see him getting the McGriff treatment, WAR be damned. 8.10. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. He swings more than the average hitter at pitches outside the zone and less than the average hitter at pitches inside the zone. Oh, taking the piss out of jackasses who seem genuinely incapable of engaging with information that doesnt align with their pre-existing assumptions is how I destress! Abreu also doesnt really stack up even just comparing him to other players after age 27. Must have done nightmares for the aul self-esteem. He came back down to earth a bit subsequently, but with what we know about hitters aging curves peaking at 25-26, he mightve missed out on 2 or more comparable-or-better years. He wasnt hitting the ball as hard as he used to, so he wasnt getting as many hits. WebTriples When a batter reaches on a hit and stops at third base or only advances farther than third base on an error or a fielder's attempt to put out another baserunner. On groundballs and line drives, Gurriel was perfectly fine. 0.9 percent. LOS ANGELES Sophomore second baseman Duce Gourson went 3-4 with a homer and a pair of RBIs to lead No. CARSON -- Centerfielder Eric Smelko enjoyed a 5-for-5 performance at the plate with five runs scored and three RBI as Cal State Dominguez Hills' offense exploded First, we see the drastic decline of hitters that walk more than they strikeout. Yet since moving stateside, Gurriel has worn just one uniform, and it still seems strange to think of him wearing any colors other than blue, orange, and white. Or write about sports? Alongside, Park will likely line up at first base for Team Korea, with fellow KT Wiz teammate, Across the diamond at third base will be another KBO veteran, and one of the most accomplished KBO hitters in history, in, Team Korea will also rely on a veteran behind the plate, with 14-year veteran catcher, Since we started awarding the KBO Fielding Bible Awards in 2020, the center field award has been won by either, KBO (Alumnus) Scouting Report: Aaron Brooks. These are his career numbers compared to the AL average since he entered the league: Gurriel has never been a major home run threat, but hes always had just enough pop that his other skills were sufficient to compensate. Savino threw just 10.2 innings as a freshman last season, and while he showed flashes of greatness in those innings, his place here is less about what hes proven at the college level already and more about his potential, which has also made him the top college arm in the 2022 draft class. Lee is the best pure hitter in the KBO, with a career batting average of .342 and more career walks than strikeouts. That includes plenty of people who were older than 32 in 2006 and others that are still younger than 38. I dont know how you do it, haha lol. The Pitching Staff Starting Rotation SP Corey Kluber, TBR (3.0 BB%) William Gregory Corey Kluber isnt purely Klubot anymore. Hoglund came into college baseball with a reputation as an elite strike thrower, but after an up-and-down freshman season, he really came into his own in terms of missing bats last season, when he struck out 37 in 23.1 innings. Are you still sore because I said that Beltran would be no-doubt, shoe-in, First Ballot HoF if he werent a fucking cheater? The Tigers have seven players batting .300 or better and four players batting .400 or better, including leadoff hitter Gavin Dugan (.478), No. After turning in an outstanding freshman season in 2019, Boone appeared to take a step forward in 2020, striking out 13.08 batters per nine innings after punching out 8.89 per nine innings as a freshman. Strikeouts/9 Innings Carlos Rodn. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. Jesus Christ, say what you will, your lack of intelligence or wit has not affected your confidence! Last year, however, his 38 years caught up to him. That said, a high strikeout rate is sustainable for a pitcher with Lonsways stuff, which includes a fastball that reaches the mid 90s and three secondary offerings. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. copyright=new Date(); With strikeouts becoming soprevalent and walk rates essentially fluctuating between 8-10% each year, its very hard for a player (particularly a good one who typically displays quite a bit of power) to end the season with more walks than strikeouts. Z. Wheeler 32 14 10 .583 3 2 20 213.1. So lets preview some of their key players from the KBO, a league that we watch intently here at Sports Info Solutions: Team Korea has two young left-handed hitters who will line up in the middle of the order for the WBC. Outside of those three, many players in key spots will be unfamiliar to many North American fans. 169 72 66 16 46 247. Just for reference, there are 27 post-1947 1B who had at least 40 fWAR through age 32 (which is the early career production Guerriel would have needed to reach 50 career WAR). On top of that, he outperformed the average hitter on balls not in play too, thanks to his minuscule strikeout rate. Is it like 90s Coors Field or the PCL? And hes not alone. Baseball vs Stony Brook February 24, 2023 2 p.m. baseball Final Feb 25 Stony Brook 11 Troy 15 Baseball vs Stony Brook February 25, 2023 3 p.m. He requested his release two years into the contract to return to the KBO. In other words, he was better than average when it came to three of four possible outcomes groundballs, line drives, and balls not in play but he performed so dreadfully on fly balls that it dragged his numbers down to the basement. Osmond had an up-and-down abbreviated first season in Stillwater, but he has a couple of things going for him headed into next season. It looks like it could be the decline phase of what mightve otherwise been a borderline HOF career. We genuinely cant know how the embargo impacted Abreus careerbut Im certainly more inclined to use the Davenport numbers as a proxy than to throw a hissyfit at the suggestion that this hypothetical prime might have exceeded the performance of historically notable late bloomer at the same age. Despite increasing his average launch angle in 2022, he set a new career low with only 6 home runs and a .371 SLG over 62 games. Who will be 2021s strikeout king? Narrator: TKDC continued whining, while offering no defense to claims like I think Javier Vazquez was better than Cole Hamels, regardless of how much data indicates that pitchers DO impact batted ball outcomes!!!!!. Helps me be friendly and charming in real life! 2.9. As long as Im here, my general rule-of-thumb is that the only numbers that count outside of MLB come from Japan. Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted
Hes between now-36 Brandon Crawford (49th) and Randy Winn (51st). At the plate, Rutschmans batting eye is extremely sharp, as evidenced by his 13.8% walk rate and 18.3% strikeout rate. Cusick struck out 43 batters in 22.1 innings in 2020 and only improved his stock as a potential strikeout king with his performance over the summer, when he struck out 40 in 23.1 innings in the Coastal Plain League thanks to a fastball that was up to 96 mph and a slider thats above average at its best. Even if his ROS performance was equivalent to 2021, the extra 1.5 WAR pushes him 6 spots up the list. Cannon is in a similar place to Savino in that hes thrown just 11.1 innings at the college level, with his potential far outpacing his results due to the 2020 season cancellation. At this point, its unlikely Gurriel will find a team willing to offer him regular at-bats, and he may have to settle for a minor league deal. As most of Pirate Nation is aware, the baseball program has been greatly affected by ALS as former head coach and ECU Hall of Fame member Keith LeClair was diagnosed with the Youre so smart, so special, so, so braveand the genuinely odd preoccupations of your ad hominem jabs DEFINITELY trick everyone here into believing youve touched a breast since you stopped nursing in the 10th grade. For comparison, the league average was 131. Because you got me looking at it, if you order their seasons by wRC+ over 130 (ignoring their 2020 MVP years) between Abreu and Freeman it goes. Perhaps he should have taken the guaranteed cash when it was still on the table. I assume the next taek will be Why does anyone think he would have been better than Aaron Judge from 21-24, when he was way worse from 27-30???????. On one hand, hes one of the more accomplished pitchers here, having pitched Oregon State to a national title in 2018. The first is Jung-hoo Lee, a 24-year-old outfielder for the Kiwoom Heroes. WebCheck out the Spring 2023 Mississippi Boys Baseball Batters Struck Out stat leaders, including stats for Batters Faced, Innings Pitched Decimal, and Games Played. We break down the top 25 candidates. The current criteria dont value that though. Lee is the best pure hitter in the KBO, with a career batting average of .342 and more career walks than strikeouts. Through the power of anonymous downvoting and ad hom meltdowns, you truly stand tall against the myriad bullies who disagree with your pre-existing assumptions, and then provide the datapoints resulting in that disagreement. Just off the pace was Louisvilles Reid Detmers, who was drafted 10th overall by the Angels. Web2021 Major League Baseball Batting Leaders | Baseball-Reference.com. Its easy to point to Gurriels 2021 season and identify the 38-year-old as a prime bounce-back candidate. The only significant factor that is uncertain in this situation is health. Yet as he enters his age-39 season, theres a reason teams have been hesitant to offer him a guaranteed role. Presumably, Solano took the roster spot and the salary that might have otherwise gone to Gurriel. Stats Baseball vs Rice (Minute Maid Park) March 5, 2023 3 p.m. Tue, Mar 7 6 p.m. There actually is a lot of precedent for letting people in, even though their numbers werent up to the standard, because they were barred from joining in one way or another. 1. I assume the next thing you say will be incredibly stupid (such as pretending Cuba and Japan are the same, I mean, seriously? Simply speaking, Mantiply has become the epitome of control. To be fair, he didnt get his MLB chance until long after his peak seasons. WebTriples When a batter reaches on a hit and stops at third base or only advances farther than third base on an error or a fielder's attempt to put out another baserunner. Its messy to estimate what could have been, but just because answering a question is difficult doesnt mean we shouldnt try.. Ichiro has a good case as one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Another step forward could put him among the countrys top arms in terms of strikeouts. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. When hes been healthy, hes been inconsistent in his career, but hes always been able to dominate hitters when hes on. Along with Torra, Boone gave UC Santa Barbara quite the left-handed duo in 2020. Copyright 2023 Baseball America Enterprises. Data Provided By Im just saying that projecting 20 WAR in this make-believe world is not conservative at all. The fact is hes looked like a very ordinary player next to major leaguers. No longer could his other skills pick up the slack. What is particularly impressive about Mantiply, though, is that literally every He likely would have battled Hye-seong Kim for a starting role on Team Korea had Tommy Edman not joined the team for the WBC. If it was the league adjusting to him, then if he had been in the big leagues at 21, he presumably would have had that monster first season then spent the rest of his career as basically the guy weve seen (who to be clear is still a great player and likely would have been a borderline HOFer). Since 1992, there have been only 4 first baseman to have 20+ WAR by age 26. LOS ANGELES Sophomore second baseman Duce Gourson went 3-4 with a homer and a pair of RBIs to lead No. You post again and again, with zero support, and somehow believe youre the bees knees. Across the diamond at third base will be another KBO veteran, and one of the most accomplished KBO hitters in history, in Jeong Choi. Pitches from outside the strike zone that were put in play had a .292 wOBA. Jose Abreu is the Cuban from their generation with a real dark-horse HOF case. We need your support to make FanGraphs sustainable so you can continue to enjoy all of the stats and tools you've Beyond the MLB players and potential future stars, Team Korea has some veteran players rounding out the lineup from the KBO. Throws: Unknown, School: Cedarville University (Cedarville, OH), More Caden McKinion Pages at Baseball Reference, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 12:52AM. Cespedes was put up about a 1.050 OPS from ages 22-24 in Cuba then .861 in his first year in MLB and .824 overall. If he gets 8.1 rWAR in those 3 years, hes at 40 from age 27 on (& assuming hes done at the end of this contract). As for Abreu, the 20 WAR from ages 21-26 would pretty much just be him playing at his age 28-35 (so excluding his big rookie year) level. Despite his strong performances in the KBO, there are some storylines worth following with Kang in the WBC. And of course McGriff had his top 3 seasons by WAR in 88-90 (in MLB) and also had more WAR post-35 than Abreu is likely to achieve. Yet since moving stateside, Gurriel has worn just one uniform, and it still seems strange to think of him wearing any colors other than blue, orange, and white. Park signed a four-year deal with the Minnesota Twins before 2016, but struggled in his limited MLB opportunities. Baseball UT Arlington Stats Baseball vs UT Arlington March 7, 2023 6 p.m. Fri, Mar 10 6:30 p.m. Between a breakout 2021 campaign and 2022, the journeyman reliever dropped his strong 9.6% walk rate to a miniscule 2.5%, good for best in the league. His case wouldnt be about being a trailblazer.. Sponsors. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. Shippensburg (9-4) notched 12 hits across two games while the Raider pitching staff totaled 16 strikeouts and just three walks. 1. Its a relatively small sample, sure, but Lonsway led the country in strikeouts per nine innings last season by punching out 42 hitters in 18 innings of work. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. Park is a speedster who covers a lot of ground and can steal bases, though he has cut back on his stolen bases a little as he entered his thirties. 1. His first chance to test himself will be against Team Japan in pool play, with Japan having one of the deepest pitching staffs in the tournament. "I know they're loaded. If we have a good faith basis to believe that Yuli Gurriel and Jos Abreu didnt suddenly become awesome baseball players the minute they were able to play in the US, why should the performances that pre-date their debuts here be summarily ignored when bestowing baseballs highest honor? For the 2010-11 season: ZIPS: .306/.433/.629; Davenport: .358/.468/.754. Which pitch should we highlight next. All that progress went out the window in 2022. & thats without doing something subjective like assuming his peak was ages 21-26. With so many of last years top strikeout pitchers now in pro ball, the leaderboard is sure to look different in 2021. Torras stuff isnt as big as some of his counterparts on this list, but he has a long track record of success, both at UCSB and in junior college. A big test for this position player group in pool play will be how they manage to do against the powerful pitching staff of Team Japan. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season. It wouldnt be surprising if at least a few of the current six players didnt manage to hold on through the end of this season. Gurriels Baseball Savant page provides a good preliminary explanation of what went wrong. Coming off a last-place finish in 2022, Mississippi State is trying to get back to the top of the SEC. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. You can follow him on Twitter @morgenstenmlb. But if I were, it sure would be hard for me to grant so much semi-imaginary credit to a player especially when his comparisons when he did eventually come to MLB were not as impressive. In 2011, only 6% managed the feat. Erla has been a durable arm for Michigan State for several years now, but he appeared to take a massive step forward in 2020, when he struck out 42 in 26 innings on the way to putting up a 1.04 ERA. It's an excellent strikeout pitch and batters hit just .213 against it. Thrust into the rotation right away as a freshman, he responded by striking out 35 in 21 innings. In other words, he was making more contact on less hittable pitches. Olthoff has plenty of stuff, including a fastball that sits in the low 90s, but command and control are his calling card. It will also help his chances to top the strikeout leaderboard that he plays conference games in the Patriot League, where hell overmatch hitters, much like Noah Song two years ago. Park was a notable prospect for his power, which he did show in his brief MLB look, hitting 12 home runs in 62 games. Shit, if you knock the same OPS number off Abreus 20-25 seasons as the career gap between Yulis MLB and Serie Nacional numbers, it comes out to a .999 OPS. To a neutral observer, Barco might appear to be third in a potential Florida rotation that would include veteran righthanders Tommy Mace and Jack Leftwich, but his stuff makes him the most likely of the three to pile up massive strikeout numbers. But we're still waiting for the workaholic right-hander in the Yankees pinstripes to have his first genuinely dominant season. He eclipsed 200 innings for the first time in his career. You really have an astonishing ability to always be a douche bag. One is his pure stuff, which includes a devastating fastball-slider combination. His fastball-curveball combination is a real weapon that should keep the high strikeout numbers rolling in next season. I honestly dont know that anyone, anyone at all, has ever posted so many times without garnering even a small amount of support for any of the posts. How many MLB caliber pitchers did he face or was he teeing off on A Ball level guys? LOS ANGELES Sophomore second baseman Duce Gourson went 3-4 with a homer and a pair of RBIs to lead No. ZIPS also is far less generous in its translations than Davenport is. Most teams with room for a veteran first base bat have already found their guy: the Reds nabbed Wil Myers, the Cubs picked Eric Hosmer, and the Athletics took a chance on Jess Aguilar.
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