Who are the Luckiest and Unluckiest Twins Hitters This Season?

[Eris]

On 7/6/2024 at 8:31 AM, Mark G said:

My entire life I have been told that if a pitcher spots his pitch, and, as such, you hit it where he wanted you to hit it all along, it really doesn't matter how hard you hit it, you are just as out.  As an old(er) guy, I remember watching Carew as a kid and watch Arraez now, and it never seems to matter how hard they hit it, they hit it where they want, not where the pitcher wants.  Yes, there always has been luck in baseball, and there always will be.  But I guess I am just one of the few remaining folks that don't pay attention to all the fancy computer numbers; I just watch someone hit.  And when I see someone who hits the pitcher's pitch somewhere the pitcher did not want him to hit it, I just smile, I don't marvel at the exit velocity (or lack of).  When I see someone who needs luck to hit, or complains about bad luck when he doesn't, I just move on.  

That doesn't mean Matthew didn't write a great article; he did!  I enjoyed reading it, and I understand why a lot of people think this way now.  I guess I just like to watch players hit, and at the end of the year, the results will speak for themselves; I don't need a computer to help me.  ☺️

But, as always, I can be educated.  😉

I agree with you on this. I don’t know enough about advanced statistics to understand how defensive positioning factors into these metrics. For example, hitting a line drive directly at an outfielder for an out should count less than hitting the same line drive where an outfielder is not positioned. StatCast captures the degree of difficulty needed for a player to make an out. It should in theory be possible to adjust the stats to account for this (if it is not already incorporated). 
 

I believe that for a number of years Max Kepler was a top the lists of unlucky hitters. 

[jkcarew]

Taking notes….

First, let’s keep everybody. Then, let’s call up every hot hitter and pitcher in AAA (plus Emmy Rodriguez). Finally, trade for difference-making arms at the deadline, without giving up top prospects.

Did I miss anything?