Comments on: Why Andrew McCutchen Should Bat Second
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Ideas Involving PittsburghFri, 10 Feb 2017 15:14:56 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.2By: 5-ish
https://thepointofpittsburgh.com/why-andrew-mccutchen-should-bat-second/#comment-8291
Sun, 27 Mar 2016 22:54:11 +0000https://thepointofpittsburgh.com/?p=4725#comment-8291“Another argument that The Book makes against a team batting its best player third is that the third spot in the order is far more prone to coming to the plate with two outs and nobody on.”
Have been pounding my chest about this for years, but never had the gumption to go and check the physical numbers over this much of a span for #22. That they’ve legitimately bear out my expectations make me want to throw up retroactively.