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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
Teams who can manufacture runs without a homer obviously slump as well, but i'd argue it's no where near as pronounced as when the Jays go on a slump. It's feast or famine with the Jays. I honestly can't remember a team that won the World Series in recent history who was all power at the plate.
San Francisco - Definitely not.
Boston - Had power, but a lot of hitters too (Damon, Ellsbury, Pedroia, etc.)
New York - Always had power, but plenty of hitters as well much like Boston
Kansas - Next to no power
St. Louis - A lot of good hitters with only 1-2 power guys
Phillies - Not much power other than Howard plus a lot of good hitters (Worth, Utley, Victorino, etc.)
White Sox - A pretty good collection of hitters with only a couple power guys.
It sure is fun watching the Jays crush baseballs, but it completely sucks when they aren't.
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Going back to team stats, it looks like OBP and pitching are far more of a predictor of success than HR vs. contact.
While NYY and BOS did have power, those teams had insane OBP coupled with great pitching.