Unless you’ve been under a rock, you know Josh Donaldson sign with the Twins and left the Atlanta Braves twiddling their thumbs.
After moving to the four-hole in the lineup last season, Donaldson batted .256/.379/.523/.900 with a .377 wOBA and 132 wRC+. How good was that?
Fourteen players had 400 PA batting fourth: Donaldson’s wOBA ranked third in MLB, and his 132 wRC+ ranked fourth. Donaldson walked a lot because pitchers didn’t fear the batters behind him. His 14.9% walk rank ranked third in MLB, but he did strike out 22.