Clutch is a thing. It’s Nolan Arenado’s thing.
There are those who would have you believe that there is no relationship between Arenado’s astronomical RBI totals and any kind of measurable skill, but those people would be wrong. They are wrong with the best of intentions. They are wrong with a great deal of knowledge in their corner. But they remain inextricably, undeniably, emphatically, and more than a little bit ironically, wrong. Projectable and measurable are two different things. And Arenado has been measurably clutch.
Let Mortal Kombat begin:
Player 1: .294/.362/.570, 41 HRs, 133 RBI
Player 2: .