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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jun 25, 2024 15:52:11 GMT -8
83-79 Ichiro. Kwan is hitting .389 to Ichiro's .358. The difference? Kwan is walking more. Kwan has reached base 101 times to Ichiro's 95. |
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Post by beavaristotle on Jun 26, 2024 8:23:43 GMT -8
MLB network did a 5 minute breakdown to Kwanny's season. the two most amazing numbers are that he is hitting .326 with two strikes which would lead all of baseball in overall average when he gets enough at bats to qualify (within the next two weeks). his slugging percentage for batters with over a 90% contact rate is the second highest in the stat cast era. when he does get the qualifying at bats he will be leading the AL in hitting by 65 points.
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Post by bvogrande on Jun 26, 2024 8:38:55 GMT -8
How many AB's does he require at this point?
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Post by ftd on Jun 26, 2024 9:01:40 GMT -8
How many AB's does he require at this point? It's plate appearances, not at bats. PA to qualify = Teams scheduled games x 3.1 Right now that means 239. SK is at 231. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jun 26, 2024 12:46:49 GMT -8
How many AB's does he require at this point? is right. It is plate appearances, not ABs. He is eight away, which means that Kwan qualifies if he has 11 plate appearances this afternoon in Baltimore. As an aside, it is the third game of Cleveland @ Baltimore. Cleveland won the first two 3-2 and 10-8 and is going for the road sweep. Cleveland has the best record in the AL, and Baltimore has the third-best record in the AL. |
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Post by beaver55to7 on Jun 26, 2024 14:00:41 GMT -8
83-79 Ichiro. Kwan is hitting .389 to Ichiro's .358. The difference? Kwan is walking more. Kwan has reached base 101 times to Ichiro's 95. yeah, kind of hard to get walks when if the pitcher puts it in the strike zone, the hitter puts it in play. Not a lot of swing and miss for Ichiro. That would be an interesting analytics stat for these 2, swing to put in play percentage. |
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Post by rgeorge on Jun 26, 2024 14:06:12 GMT -8
How many AB's does he require at this point? is right. It is plate appearances, not ABs. He is eight away, which means that Kwan qualifies if he has 11 plate appearances this afternoon in Baltimore. As an aside, it is the third game of Cleveland @ Baltimore. Cleveland won the first two 3-2 and 10-8 and is going for the road sweep. Cleveland has the best record in the AL, and Baltimore has the third-best record in the AL. And, last night's last out Kwan caught Adley's sinking liner to LF. Headed to Seattle next week for midweek series vs Orioles. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jun 26, 2024 14:14:43 GMT -8
83-79 Ichiro. Kwan is hitting .389 to Ichiro's .358. The difference? Kwan is walking more. Kwan has reached base 101 times to Ichiro's 95. yeah, kind of hard to get walks when if the pitcher puts it in the strike zone, the hitter puts it in play. Not a lot of swing and miss for Ichiro. That would be an interesting analytics stat for these 2, swing to put in play percentage. 84-80 Ichiro. Kwan is hitting .385 to Ichiro's .359. As of 51 games, Kwan leads in strikeouts 16-14. Kwan has reached base 102 times to Ichiro's 97. Right now, Kwan has 16 strikeouts to Ichiro's 14. Kwan's BABIP is .395. Ichiro's BABIP was .374. |
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Post by bennyskid on Jun 26, 2024 15:04:14 GMT -8
Here's a really good breakdown on how Kwannie has improved so much. www.mlb.com/news/steven-kwan-unlikely-sluggerTL;DR: He's not hitting the ball any harder. He's just reached the next level at identifying favorable pitches and situations and sending the ball the right direction. It sounds pretty easy. |
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Post by beavaristotle on Jun 26, 2024 15:32:38 GMT -8
ftd is right. It is plate appearances, not ABs. He is eight away, which means that Kwan qualifies if he has 11 plate appearances this afternoon in Baltimore. As an aside, it is the third game of Cleveland @ Baltimore. Cleveland won the first two 3-2 and 10-8 and is going for the road sweep. Cleveland has the best record in the AL, and Baltimore has the third-best record in the AL. And, last night's last out Kwan caught Adley's sinking liner to LF. Headed to Seattle next week for midweek series vs Orioles. see you there. Question: beaver gear, orioles gear or mariners gear ? |
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Post by rgeorge on Jun 26, 2024 18:10:56 GMT -8
Beaver!
I buy MLB hats each new stadium trip my son and I take. I rotate those for golf. Beaver hat is never a golf hat! Lol
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Post by clydebeav on Jun 30, 2024 16:33:06 GMT -8
HBP and SAC count as plate appearances, but don’t add to AB or BB, correct?
If that’s the case, Kwan is at 252 plate appearances (228 AB, 20 BB, 3 HBP and 1 SAC). Cleveland has played 82 games. I believe if he can accumulate 9 plate appearances in the next 2 games or 12 in the next 3 games, he’ll qualify.
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Jun 30, 2024 16:59:03 GMT -8
HBP and SAC count as plate appearances, but don’t add to AB or BB, correct? If that’s the case, Kwan is at 252 plate appearances (228 AB, 20 BB, 3 HBP and 1 SAC). Cleveland has played 82 games. I believe if he can accumulate 9 plate appearances in the next 2 games or 12 in the next 3 games, he’ll qualify. Correct. A plate appearance is just as it sounds. Any time you come up to bat, regardless of outcome. |
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Post by TheGlove on Jun 30, 2024 18:04:02 GMT -8
Do we need two Kwan threads?!
Get yer s%#t together people.
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Post by 86BEAVER on Jun 30, 2024 19:10:10 GMT -8
"Lighten up, Francis."
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