BATTERS: Second half surgers, 2018
Jan 24 2019
Identifying production and batting eye changes from one half to the next can help you allocate your speculative dollars most efficiently.
Let's take a look at the hitters from 2018 who showed the greatest growth in either their OPS or batting eye from before and after the All-Star Break.
The following bats experienced a substantial spike in their OPS between the 1H and 2H of 2018:
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OPS, 2018 Post-ASB vs. Pre-ASB* Name League Position OPS 1H OPS 2H Diff ================== ====== =========== ====== ====== ===== Yelich, Christian NL LF .823 1.219 +.396 Turner, Justin NL 3B .747 1.066 +.319 Pham, Tommy AL CF .722 1.013 +.291 Acuna,...
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