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November 01, 2006
Prelude To Upcoming Reviews
For the second time in three years, Texas succeeded more in preventing runs than scoring them. This isn’t my opinion or statistical trickery. It is fact.
Not coincidentally, Texas had the second-worst collection of 4-5-6 hitters in the American League in 2006:
Rank |
Team | OPS |
L-OPS+ |
OBP |
L-OBP+ |
SLG |
L-SLG+ |
12 |
Kansas City | .775 |
91 |
.341 |
95 |
.457 |
95 |
13 |
Texas | .737 |
90 |
.341 |
97 |
.447 |
93 |
14 |
Tampa Bay | .740 |
89 |
.321 |
92 |
.460 |
97 |
In recent years, the popular opinion of the Rangers as an offensive force has become embalmed, mummified, petrified and encased in amber. Just as some catchers ironically earn solid defensive reputations because they can’t hit, Ranger hitters are behemoths because of a lousy rotation.
It simply isn’t true. The Rangers need a bat just as badly as a #2 starter.
Posted by Lucas at November 1, 2006 12:56 AM