Before we show any numbers at all, it must be stated that the numbers are mostly useless, if not entirely useless. It’s a total of 8 games. Small sample size!
That doesn’t mean we can’t show some team numbers just for fun. That’s all it is at this point.
vs. R: 182 PA, .325 wOBA, 94 wRC+ (100 is average)
vs. L: 118, .304, 83
Low Leverage: 126, .232, 38
Medium Leverage: 136, .399, 142
High Leverage: 38, .298, 80
Bases Empty: 161, .305, 85
Men On Base: 139, .331, 97
Men In Scoring: 78 PA, .289, 78
Overall: .315 wOBA, 88 wRC+
We should see the Cubs numbers vs lefties improve considerably while their numbers vs righties will probably drop a little. We’ll also see the other splits get closer to what the overall team offense does. Overall, I think we’ll see the Cubs stay about where they are right now. Maybe a bit better. Maybe a bit worse. It’s not a very good offense. They can undoubtedly hit lefties and almost certainly will, but hitting righties is going to be a struggle.
Amusing…but wrong.
In all seriousness, I agree that there shouldn’t be high hopes for this offense. It will be painfully mediocre all year long.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]In all seriousness, I agree that there shouldn’t be high hopes for this offense. It will be painfully mediocre all year long.[/quote]
I would recommend putting “painfully mediocre” on your blog T-shirts but I don’t know if that is amusing or insulting to your blog.
100 is not an average wRC+ for *teams*. It is only average for position players (non-pitchers). The average for non-DH teams is well below 100.
[quote name=Aaron T.]100 is not an average wRC+ for *teams*. It is only average for position players (non-pitchers). The average for non-DH teams is well below 100.[/quote]
Correct.
Thanks, Aaron. That makes perfect sense.
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