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ElJimador
Keepin it Real
In his post-game thread at McCovey Chronicles, Grant noted that the Giants' .208 BA w/2 outs, RISP is the lowest in the NL. Which got me wondering who the biggest culprits were (besides Sandoval -- I think everyone's been made aware of his problems in the clutch this year). So here are those splits, just among the current Giants regulars:
Posey .333 (.844 ops)
Schierholtz .286 (.733 ops)
Fontenot .263 (.679 ops)
Ishikawa .250 (.838 ops)
Torres .234 (.719 ops)
Rowand .227 (.619 ops)
Uribe .218 (.684 ops)
Huff .216 (.653 ops)
Guillen .213 (.681 ops)
Sanchez .200 (.595 ops)
Renteria .192 (.608 ops)
Burrell .188 (.975 ops)
Sandoval .182 (.583 ops)
Whiteside .062 (.229 ops)
If I was posting on the troll board I'd be tempted to highlight the placement of the youngsters Schierholtz and Ishikawa near the top of this list while the "proven veterans" -- the ones who are supposed to be the answer to the all-important "Who would you want up if the Giants had 2 outs, game on the line, blah blah blah" question -- are bringing up the rear. But honestly you know what I see in these numbers? Shitty luck. These are micro-splits, ranging from 18 PAs (Whiteside) to 69 (Guillen). The more you pull back to the larger situational splits like RISP and runners on the more the numbers fall in line with what you expect to see.
Either hitters like Huff and Torres who've been good with runners on have not been good with 2 out, RISP because they are "not focusing" or "not bearing down" when the situation demands that they be even more clutch (the Nonsense explanation) . Or there is something else they are doing wrong. Or they're just hitting into some shitty ass luck which should eventually even out. With still more than 1/4 of the season remaining, I'm betting it's the last of those things.
Posey .333 (.844 ops)
Schierholtz .286 (.733 ops)
Fontenot .263 (.679 ops)
Ishikawa .250 (.838 ops)
Torres .234 (.719 ops)
Rowand .227 (.619 ops)
Uribe .218 (.684 ops)
Huff .216 (.653 ops)
Guillen .213 (.681 ops)
Sanchez .200 (.595 ops)
Renteria .192 (.608 ops)
Burrell .188 (.975 ops)
Sandoval .182 (.583 ops)
Whiteside .062 (.229 ops)
If I was posting on the troll board I'd be tempted to highlight the placement of the youngsters Schierholtz and Ishikawa near the top of this list while the "proven veterans" -- the ones who are supposed to be the answer to the all-important "Who would you want up if the Giants had 2 outs, game on the line, blah blah blah" question -- are bringing up the rear. But honestly you know what I see in these numbers? Shitty luck. These are micro-splits, ranging from 18 PAs (Whiteside) to 69 (Guillen). The more you pull back to the larger situational splits like RISP and runners on the more the numbers fall in line with what you expect to see.
Either hitters like Huff and Torres who've been good with runners on have not been good with 2 out, RISP because they are "not focusing" or "not bearing down" when the situation demands that they be even more clutch (the Nonsense explanation) . Or there is something else they are doing wrong. Or they're just hitting into some shitty ass luck which should eventually even out. With still more than 1/4 of the season remaining, I'm betting it's the last of those things.