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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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The Jays have even better numbers with runners in scoring position and 2 outs.
OPS is pretty key in this area. If people are getting on base its still a good thing with others in scoring position. Also, a higher slugging percentage moves runners further along.
According to Fangraphs, OPS is far more determinitive for scoring runs with runners on than AVG or HR. The Jays are OPS machines; hence why we have one of the best offences in baseball.
http://www.fangraphs.com/community/t...ring-position/