That said, there’s very little to indicate that a change in fortune would ignite the offense. The “3.25 runs per game” maybe gets to 4-ish. Even assuming good pitching, that’s maybe around a .500 team (perhaps a little better, but not much). Their current hole is probably too deep for that sort of run to put them in playoff contention in the second half, even if the luck improves.
I’m firmly in the “the offense may not be historically awful, but it’s still not enough” camp.
Look at the barrel rate leaders generally above average to elite offenses thats what we are doing wrong we dont barrel anything up
I’m not a savant, but what I take away from the graph is that we’re really close to being good hitters. Maybe just a switch at batting coach?
What are you talking about? Barrel rate is 28th in the league hard hit rate is 23rd. The offense is 100% as bad as it should be.
If their bat speed is 6th in the league, then they are literally swinging out of their shoes and into the dirt. They are swinging for the fences and barely getting out of the infield.
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We simply do not score runs. I’ve been looking at these same stats looking for a silver lining and hoping we regress (progress?) to the mean.
You can show me all these advanced analytics saying something “should” happen. But in the sample size of over half a season, I know what I see.
Royals have a coaching issue. The players have talent. There is a systemic issue with coaching that needs to be fixed.
Blast rate corresponds with good hitting outcomes, but less than barrel rate.
Blasts don’t factor in launch angle, so it can include grounders and pop ups. KC batters are near top of MLB in pop ups, which are bad.
You’ll notice KC’s barrel rate is low.
Stupid metric. Sometimes you don’t need data. Just watch a game. Our offense is terrible despite having good batters.
I get this. Salvy, for example, has hit all manner of stuff super hard directly at some defender. I would assume there are similar stories in many parts of the lineup (to say nothing of RISP being terrible and that number being [mostly luck](https://community.fangraphs.com/taking-a-closer-look-at-hitting-with-runners-in-scoring-position/)).
That said, there’s very little to indicate that a change in fortune would ignite the offense. The “3.25 runs per game” maybe gets to 4-ish. Even assuming good pitching, that’s maybe around a .500 team (perhaps a little better, but not much). Their current hole is probably too deep for that sort of run to put them in playoff contention in the second half, even if the luck improves.
I’m firmly in the “the offense may not be historically awful, but it’s still not enough” camp.
Look at the barrel rate leaders generally above average to elite offenses thats what we are doing wrong we dont barrel anything up
I’m not a savant, but what I take away from the graph is that we’re really close to being good hitters. Maybe just a switch at batting coach?
What are you talking about? Barrel rate is 28th in the league hard hit rate is 23rd. The offense is 100% as bad as it should be.
If their bat speed is 6th in the league, then they are literally swinging out of their shoes and into the dirt. They are swinging for the fences and barely getting out of the infield.