Do some soul searching on why you continue to be so insufferable? Shit, if you knock the same OPS number off Abreus 20-25 seasons as the career gap between Yulis MLB and Serie Nacional numbers, it comes out to a .999 OPS. Thats partially a function of the starting year, but also reflects the hitters in that era (Boggs, Gwynn, etc.) 2.78. I took the time to look at what hes done and compared it to a fair look at his contemporaries. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Presumably, Solano took the roster spot and the salary that might have otherwise gone to Gurriel. His command will help his stuff play up, but with a fastball that can touch the mid 90s as its best and a good slider, the stuff is plenty good as it is. And I no more summarily dismissed his case than youve summarily endorsed it. This is conjecture without the facts to back it up. Cannon is in a similar place to Savino in that hes thrown just 11.1 innings at the college level, with his potential far outpacing his results due to the 2020 season cancellation. They look great, but,there are a # of issues. HR. Per the Miami Herald, the Marlins made an offer to Gurriel earlier this winter, but the veteran was hesitant to accept. Its a relatively small sample, sure, but Lonsway led the country in strikeouts per nine innings last season by punching out 42 hitters in 18 innings of work. Durham Bulls (Rays AAA) 86-44, .662 4. If the righthander can keep that pace up over an entire season, hell have one of the highest strikeout totals in the country and it will bode well for the Shockers being a force in 2021. As it stands, he came in second place for the AL MVP and fourth for the AL Cy Young Award. They'll happen. The bats came alive and the pitching was stout on another clear and sunny day in the Kansas City area, as the Northwestern College baseball team (2-6, 0-0 GPAC) swept the day to conclude the 2023 Rube Foster Classic with two wins over Kansas Christian and Park (Mo.). If you eliminate the 2016 season when he signed in July after defecting in February and was in the bigs 2 weeks later. We got just a short glimpse of Leiter as a freshman last season, but there was plenty to like, including 12 strikeouts in five hitless innings against South Alabama in his first start of the season. I assume the next thing you say will be incredibly stupid (such as pretending Cuba and Japan are the same, I mean, seriously? What was the offensive environment? I also wouldnt limit the comparisons solely to first basemen. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family, Current Through End of 2023 Regular Season. Christian Macleod, LHP, Mississippi State. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. Yes, hes ahead of obvious future Hall of Famer Miguel Cabrera, but the vast majority of elected and future hall of famers do much much better age 32-38 than he has. Seasons before and after were unremarkable as well. Unfortunately hes likely to just done now. Cusick struck out 43 batters in 22.1 innings in 2020 and only improved his stock as a potential strikeout king with his performance over the summer, when he struck out 40 in 23.1 innings in the Coastal Plain League thanks to a fastball that was up to 96 mph and a slider thats above average at its best. He led the AL with a 0.87 walk-to-strikeout ratio, and his .383 OBP was second only to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.s. Do you have a blog? I then included the strikeout, walk, and home run rates for each season as well to see if they helped explain the trends we see. His work has also been featured at Baseball Prospectus, Pitcher List, and SB Nation. He was an important cultural figure in the annals of Cuban players coming stateside but thats a hard sell. In seven years with the Houston Astros, he won a Gold Glove, four American League pennants, and two World Series championships. Meanwhile, the newfound plate discipline that briefly helped him defy the aging curve completely disappeared. Early returns are good, as he struck out 26 in 19.1 innings as a freshman in 2020. by Retrosheet. Leiter has the stuff to give Vanderbilt a second contender, with Rocker, to top the strikeout list. Because of my beliefs about non-U.S. baseball accomplishments effect on hall worthiness, I dont have to grapple with these unknowables. Its possible; different careers have different arcs. From #16-26 is, McGriff, McCovey, Votto, Julio Franco, Banks, Guerriel, Al Oliver, Giambi, Felipe Alou, Helton, and Konerko. Last season, he struck out 28 in just 15 innings of work, and hell go into next season with a repertoire that includes an improved changeup and a fourth pitch, a cutter. Due to a variety of injuries, deGrom has only been able to make 26 starts over the previous two seasons, but when he has pitched, he has been as outstanding as ever, posting a 1.90 ERA. BA Newsletter: Get Analysis, Rankings Delivered To Your Inbox! Cespedes was put up about a 1.050 OPS from ages 22-24 in Cuba then .861 in his first year in MLB and .824 overall. He has walked more than he has struck out in four of the last five seasons, while posting his best power numbers during that time as well. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. The only HOFer I saw that was behind him was Orlando Cepeda. As long as Im here, my general rule-of-thumb is that the only numbers that count outside of MLB come from Japan. Gurriel really did have a 20 wRC+ on fly balls last season. 8.10. 12 UCLA past Sacramento State, 3-2, on Saturday afternoon at Jackie Robinson Stadium as part of the 2023 Southern California College Baseball Classic. His case wouldnt be about being a trailblazer.. Parks continued success hitting for power has him fourth all-time in KBO home runs despite a slow start to his career and missing two of his prime years playing in North America. That would conceivably increase his counting stats to probably 400-450+ HR, 1500+ RBI, 2500+ hits, etc. Ralph Kiner is a good exemplar of the type over 24 bWAR through age 26. He could have had 20. & thats without doing something subjective like assuming his peak was ages 21-26. WebIn League Top 10 Batting Pitching Yearly League Leaders & Records for Strikeouts POWERED BY Create your own custom leaderboards Become a Stathead today and run List of Major League Baseball career strikeouts by batters Quad Cities River Bandits (Royals A+) 77-41, .653 5. Beyond the MLB players and potential future stars, Team Korea has some veteran players rounding out the lineup from the KBO. I agree that theres no HoF case here, but I think there may well have been had he played in MLB from an early age (with access to the requisite training etc. In his rookie season Kang set his career highs in home runs (29) and strikeouts (124), but since then has traded some home run power for more contact and gap power. LOS ANGELES Sophomore second baseman Duce Gourson went 3-4 with a homer and a pair of RBIs to lead No. Its pretty tough for players to defect from Cuba, the process can take several years in some cases. Abreus HoF case rests on the assumption that he ISNT a massive outlier like Freddie Freeman, and his ability followed normal aging curves rather than becoming a completely different hitter and player at age 26. Walter Johnson set the Major League record for most consecutive seasons (1912 through 1919) leading any league in strikeouts, but Randy Johnson deserves a plug for stringing four consecutive seasons in the American League (1992 through 1995) then four more in the National League (1999 through 2002) four years after he did it in the junior circuit. Park signed a four-year deal with the Minnesota Twins before 2016, but struggled in his limited MLB opportunities. On one hand, hes one of the more accomplished pitchers here, having pitched Oregon State to a national title in 2018. On groundballs and line drives, his average EV and HardHit% were both close to his career averages. Yet since moving stateside, Gurriel has worn just one uniform, and it still seems strange to think of him wearing any colors other than blue, orange, and white. SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. The Shippensburg University baseball team opened a non-conference doubleheader with a win against Slippery Rock on Sunday, 3-2, before dropping Game 2, 6-4, at Fairchild Field. These are the top control artists in MLB; four starters and six relievers that win with accuracy. Its no wonder he posted such excellent offensive numbers, including the highest wRC+ of his career. Sponsors. Being one of the Best players in the world is a pure hypothetical though. Savino threw just 10.2 innings as a freshman last season, and while he showed flashes of greatness in those innings, his place here is less about what hes proven at the college level already and more about his potential, which has also made him the top college arm in the 2022 draft class. Most players who are producing in their mid to late 30s tend to have HOF cases. So lets preview some of their key players from the KBO, a league that we watch intently here at Sports Info Solutions: Team Korea has two young left-handed hitters who will line up in the middle of the order for the WBC. Like his Big Ten counterpart Hajjar, Burke missed 2019 due to injury and burst onto the scene with authority in 2020, striking out 35 hitters in 22.2 innings to lead all freshman pitchers. Web[8] Active pitchers with 1,700 strikeouts (stats updated through 2022): Gerrit Cole (1,930) - 257 in 2022 Johnny Cueto (1,812) - 102 in 2022 Yu Darvish (1,788) - 197 in 2022 Anbal Follow him on Twitter @BillPetti. Maybe so, but hes been remarkably consistent after a clear peak as a rookie at 27. In 2021, Gurriel gave fans hope that he could buck the aging curve. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Overall Batting Stats; Index Team AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% Texas Tech.333: 11: 375: 123: 125: 33: 6: 16: 118: 218 Game Team High Strikeouts; Strikeouts Total; Oklahoma State vs LMU (2/25/2023) 16: We present them here for purely educational purposes. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. He eclipsed 200 innings for the first time in his career. maybe its because Matsui produced fewer than half as much WAR in his 10 full MLB seasons as Abreu has in his 8 seasons and 60 games? Citing a player who peaked from 26-32 is such a hilariously poor response to the premise that Abreu may have come over after his prime that I honestly have to wonder whether you even read the initial comment, haha. However, Yang really shines in the batters box. Baseball vs Stony Brook February 24, 2023 2 p.m. baseball Final Feb 25 Stony Brook 11 Troy 15 Baseball vs Stony Brook February 25, 2023 3 p.m. It looks like it could be the decline phase of what mightve otherwise been a borderline HOF career. In 2011, only 6% managed the feat. SB:Belbin, Jarrod1; Halstead, Tyler1; Howard, Payton1; Harrill, Lawson1 Louisiana BATTING: 2B:Kyle DeBarge 1; Julian Brock 1 RBI:Heath Hood 1; Mason Zambo 2; Trey LaFleur 1; Luke Yuhasz 1; Lee Amedee 1 SF:Trey LaFleur 1 BASERUNNING: RUNS:Kyle DeBarge 1; Carson Roccaforte 1; Heath Hood 2; Julian Brock 1; Luke Yuhasz 1 Torras stuff isnt as big as some of his counterparts on this list, but he has a long track record of success, both at UCSB and in junior college.