Yesterday, 06:21 PM
The Reds seem to hope that guys with warning track power will get 15 HRs instead of 5-10. Rather than targeting guys with 25-30 HR power who will have some of their fly balls turn into extra HRs and 35-40 HR power.
It's a strategy that never fails to confuse me. Build a team to take advantage of your home stadium.
It's up there with the Reds pitchers having the 29th ground ball % despite pitching half their games in GABP. Cueto's best years? Also his best GB% years. Same with Arroyo. Castillo was a big time GB% pitcher. Gray's two good years here were >50% GB. Fly ball pitchers can succeed here but it's less likely and they're doing it the hard way for no good reason.
Sign ground ball pitchers and power hitters seems like the easiest way to dominate GABP.
Instead they do the exact opposite and load up on fly ball pitchers and low power guys.
It's a strategy that never fails to confuse me. Build a team to take advantage of your home stadium.
It's up there with the Reds pitchers having the 29th ground ball % despite pitching half their games in GABP. Cueto's best years? Also his best GB% years. Same with Arroyo. Castillo was a big time GB% pitcher. Gray's two good years here were >50% GB. Fly ball pitchers can succeed here but it's less likely and they're doing it the hard way for no good reason.
Sign ground ball pitchers and power hitters seems like the easiest way to dominate GABP.
Instead they do the exact opposite and load up on fly ball pitchers and low power guys.
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