Last week we kicked off this series by looking at how Eugenio Suarez performed on pitches inside and outside of the strikezone. In short: He was very good by comparison to the league at both. Today we are going to examine how Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett performed on pitches that would have been balls, or strikes, had he not swung at them.
In the 2018 season, Scooter Gennett put together another strong offensive season. He hit .310/.357/.490 with 30 doubles, 3 triples, and 23 home runs. The overall numbers weren’t quite as strong as the were the previous year, as his OPS dropped by 27 points.