Back in 2013, I created a metric called "Drag Factor" designed to measure how much the lousy bats in the Rockies lineup were holding the team back. Many of the regular readers here are already familiar with it, but since we haven't brought it out in a while, here's quick explanation of how it works and why it's useful:
The exact equation to calculate Drag Factor is as follows ...
Drag Factor = ((100 - wRC+) * Plate Appearances) / Team Total Non-Pitcher Plate appearances
1) An individual's Drag Factor can be calculated with the equation above.