Astros Must Address Situational Hitting Decline This Offseason
Raw offensive production was not the Astros offensive issue last season. They produced one of the best OPS+ in baseball, ranking in the top three. The Houston Astros had a strong offensive season last season, producing one of the best OPS+ in baseball and ranking in the top three. However, situational hitting and timely home runs were a key issue, with the team barely scoring more than league average of 4.53 runs per game. This was exacerbated by teams intentionally walking Houston's best home run hitter, Yordan Alvarez, 33 times. The Astros were second in baseball in home runs leading off the inning and led the league in batting with two outs and runners in scoring position, posting a.821 OPS, 39 points higher than the next best team in the Philadelphia Phillies. However they were near the bottom of the league for advancing a runner from third to home with less than two outs at a 47.3% clip, fourth worst in baseball. Their on-base percentage on full counts was a poor.424, second worst in MLB.
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Raw offensive production was not the Astros offensive issue last season. They produced one of the best OPS+ in baseball, ranking in the top three. The problem really boiled down to situational hitting... [3063 symbols]
주제: Baseball, MLB, Houston Astros
