BATTERS: Second half surgers, 2019
Jan 23 2020
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 2019 who showed the greatest growth in either their OPS or batting eye (BB/K) ratio from before and after the All-Star Break.
The following bats experienced a substantial spike in their OPS between the 1H and 2H of 2019:
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OPS, 2019 Post-ASB vs. Pre-ASB* Name League Position OPS 1H OPS 2H Diff ================== ====== =========== ====== ====== ===== Ramirez, Jose AL 3B .652 1.105 +.453 Romine, Austin AL C .560 .914 +.354 Hernandez, Teoscar AL CF .628 .939 ...
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