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Originally Posted by mrkajz44
Good find. What I was able to pull out of that:
-Jays are 18th in batting average with runners in scoring position
-Jay are 10th in terms of actual runners scored when runners are in scoring position
-Jays are tied for 1st with number of home runs when runners are in scoring position
I'd think that tends to show that the Jays are heavily reliant on the home run, although I wouldn't say they are terrible at "manufacturing" runs (sidebar: what the heck does manufacturing runs really mean anyway? Home runs and runs scored off single are counted the same; are both not manufactured by the team?). They are simply a team built to win with the long ball and are below average at scoring with non-home run hits.
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That's a serious problem in the playoffs though when the quality of the pitching amps up. You can't expect to hit 3-4 home runs a game when you are facing the other teams' aces.