Post by badfishnbc on Mar 23, 2022 8:02:44 GMT -5
(I didn't know where this conversation would go, so I started a new thread...)
So I guess you would think about that as raw power correlating with Iso whereas game power more directly with slugging percentage. At the extreme, you've got someone like Wade Boggs with a .443 career SLG (very good!) despite only a .115 Iso.
There's no one thing on that Fangraphs list that I'd say is insane, but it's like they're one step out of the mainstream view on everyone out of the top three in one direction or the other, leading to a list that looks just totally batty.
James's comment got me thinking about 1987...
Boggs yielded out-of-character power numbers that year, particularly with the homers. I remember that he stated before the season that his focus was on hitting more dingers, and he succeeded on that front. And then he never did it again.
Has anyone ever seen a more robust conversation of this outlier season? Like, why he changed his approach for one season, and then seemingly abandoned it for the remainder of his career?
There's no one thing on that Fangraphs list that I'd say is insane, but it's like they're one step out of the mainstream view on everyone out of the top three in one direction or the other, leading to a list that looks just totally batty.
James's comment got me thinking about 1987...
Boggs yielded out-of-character power numbers that year, particularly with the homers. I remember that he stated before the season that his focus was on hitting more dingers, and he succeeded on that front. And then he never did it again.
Has anyone ever seen a more robust conversation of this outlier season? Like, why he changed his approach for one season, and then seemingly abandoned it for the remainder of his career?
