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Originally Posted by Jason14h
Vlad isn’t clutch ? He’s hitting .420 with runners in scoring position which I believe leads the majors
I know people like to throw out random statements but can we at least ensure some due diligence is done
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You might want to go look it up yourself.
https://library.fangraphs.com/misc/clutch/
Vlad is a -0.01 which is neutral. He’s not unclutch but he’s not clutch either. What he is is really good but it’s not like he’s better in close situations. Teoscar and to a lesser extent Bo are really the only ones who step their numbers up when it’s tight. Of course this is not really predictive it is it’s just a descriptive stat. Hopefully they can improve. And it’s not like you can’t be a good team even with that. San Diego for example I believe trails the league.
Edit: also Boston by far leads the league which likely helps explain why despite having a ####ty starting rotation they have as good a record as they do. Solid bullpen plus good hitters who can help catch them up leads to lots of close wins.