Posts Tagged ‘plate discipline’

Flu-Like Symptoms: The Benefits of Discipline$

Rubbing Mud: The State of the Game as the Lights Come Up$

Flu-Like Symptoms: Who’s Benefiting From More Discipline?$

Flu-Like Symptoms: But Is Your Discipline Effective?$

Circle Change: Joey Votto Approaches Nirvana

Joey Votto could expand our understanding of what plate discipline can mean.

Soft Toss: Timing is of the Essence

Can plate discipline and pitch recognition be taught?

Moonshot: Striking Distance

A look at how pitch distance from the center of the strike zone affects BABIP and power.

Overthinking It: Yasiel Puig Adjusts to the Adjustments

How Yasiel Puig is proving that he isn’t just another Jeff Francoeur.

Overthinking It: To Sleep, Perchance to Swing

A recent study suggests that players’ plate discipline erodes throughout the season due to fatigue. Here’s why you should be skeptical.

Overthinking It: The Plate Discipline-Only Prospect

He doesn’t strike out, and he doesn’t hit for power. Does Cardinals Double-A outfielder Mike O’Neill have a major league future?

Profiles in Lack of Lineup Protection: Giancarlo Stanton So Far

Can Giancarlo Stanton succeed without a good cleanup hitting behind him?

BP Unfiltered: Dominican Players and Plate Discipline: Additional Data

How does the plate discipline of Dominican players compare to the league as a whole?

Baseball ProGUESTus: Finding a Way to Walk off the Island

Are Dominican hitters hurting themselves by focusing on raw skills at the expense of a patient approach? And can anything be done about it?

Pebble Hunting: How Josh Harrison Beats Justin Verlander

Does the Pirates’ Josh Harrison have a historically troubled relationship to the strike zone?

Pebble Hunting: Albert Pujols Never Walks

Did the Angels sign the player they thought they were signing?

BP Unfiltered: Watching Pedro Alvarez

Alvarez is 1-for-19 to start the season, but are the images as ugly as the numbers?