Last season, ten teams finished the year with a team ERA north of 4.30 and the league as whole came in with a 4.02 average ERA. This season, no team is north of 4.30 and the league average is 3.66. Strikeouts per game, hits per game, and K/BB ratio are all within 5% of their ATB XV figures, but home runs per game are down about 20% - a massive hit.
The league average slash stats bear this out:
ATB 15 - .255 / .317 / .405
ATB 16 - .253 / .315 / .380
Of course, this is the direct result of losing skilled DH players in our every day lineups. The regular DH's last year compiled 12,148 at bats and this year, assuming the same playing time for the rest of the way, those same players will compile just 8,597 at bats, a 29.2% reduction.
Which DHs have lost the most playing time? Will Clark leads the list with 618 AB's last year compared with a pace of just 83 this season. Here is a table depicting the difference in AB between seasons and last seasons SLG. For example, last year Clark slugged .369 and he lost 535 at bats.
The league average slash stats bear this out:
ATB 15 - .255 / .317 / .405
ATB 16 - .253 / .315 / .380
Of course, this is the direct result of losing skilled DH players in our every day lineups. The regular DH's last year compiled 12,148 at bats and this year, assuming the same playing time for the rest of the way, those same players will compile just 8,597 at bats, a 29.2% reduction.
Which DHs have lost the most playing time? Will Clark leads the list with 618 AB's last year compared with a pace of just 83 this season. Here is a table depicting the difference in AB between seasons and last seasons SLG. For example, last year Clark slugged .369 and he lost 535 at bats.
That's a considerable mount of power. What say you, in ATB 17 are you happy with the current model or do you want the DH to return?
bring it back, I'm afraid Hafner and Will the Thrill may commit DMB suicide if you don't
ReplyDeleteI tend to agree! But only because i seem to be better GM with the DH!
ReplyDeleteMy teams are terrible either way, but I tend to favor pitchers batting.
ReplyDeleteid actually do one league with the DH and one without.--joe v.
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