Objectively speaking, Brian McCann has been the Braves’ best hitter this year. He has an .883 OPS, the best among Braves who have been regulars all year. But is McCann anti-clutch? He has been this year. His WPA is barely in the black at +0.03 despite All-Star-level numbers in most categories. The “clutch” component of his […]
Month: July 2009
Braves Chart of the Day: July 7, 2009
We’re back! I’d love to say I had some trouble with the switch to digital or something, but that wouldn’t make any sense. Today’s chart shows Chipper Jones’ season gradually getting worse and worse. He’s been stuck around .300 for most of the year with a very slight decline in power and walks since the […]
Braves Check: July 6, 2009
Last week was up-and-down, in that order. “Up” was a three-game sweep of the division-leading Phillies and a five-game win streak, while “Down” was losing the last two to the Nationals, with an increasingly rare bullpen meltdown to blame for the end of the winning streak. The 4-2 week left the Braves four games back […]
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