Too Reliant on the Long Ball? Russell A. Carleton October 19, 2022 Share: > Image credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Subscribe to Baseball ProspectusYou would think homers are good, but some people? They think too many homers is bad. Time to run some tests. Full access to this article is for Premium Baseball Prospectus subscribers. Sign up today to get access to insightful analysis for the discerning baseball fan. Super-Premium - $99.95 / yearPremium - $74.95 / yearPremium Monthly - $19.95 / month Subscribe to Baseball Prospectus In This Article 0 Home RunsHomersMLB PlayoffsMlb Postseason Related Articles Five & Dive Episode 495: A Fortuitous Monday by Craig Goldstein, Jeffrey Paternostro, and Patrick Dubuque 9/30 0 The Real Reasons Behind the Yankees Home Run Barrage $ by Daniel R. Epstein 4/07 2 Prone to Drought? $ by Russell A. Carleton 8/21 6 The Crooked Inning: Muncyball B by Robert Orr 5/10 2 Five Things I Want to See From New Baseball in the New Playoffs $ by Matthew Trueblood 10/02 0 Latest Articles Box Score Banter: The Conforto Conspiracy B by Alexandra Whitley 5/19 2 The Short and Long Lives of Dick Hughes B by Patrick Dubuque 5/19 0 MMTP: Bonn’s Chance $ by BP Prospect Staff 5/19 0 Selective Banging $ by Timothy Jackson 5/19 0 The Human Toll of Superhuman Feats $ by Joshua Rodrigues 5/19 0 more chevron_rightchevron_right Russell A. Carleton More about: Home RunsHomersMLB PlayoffsMlb Postseason Latest Articles Box Score Banter: The Conforto Conspiracy B by Alexandra Whitley 5/19 2 The Short and Long Lives of Dick Hughes B by Patrick Dubuque 5/19 0 Selective Banging $ by Timothy Jackson 5/19 0 Related Articles Five & Dive Episode 495: A Fortuitous Monday by Craig Goldstein, Jeffrey Paternostro, and Patrick Dubuque 9/30 0 The Real Reasons Behind the Yankees Home Run Barrage $ by Daniel R. Epstein 4/07 2 Prone to Drought? $ by Russell A. Carleton 8/21 6 You need to be logged in to comment. Login or Subscribe