Today I will skip from topic to topic—but it’s all Astros-related. It’s a few brief notes that I find interesting, and hopefully yuu will too.
Astros’ batters don’t see many pitches. Is that bad?
Judging from TCB game threads, Astros fans complain that their team’s batters are too impatient. The criticism is that they are swing-happy and don’t take enough pitches.
And there is certainly evidence that the Astros’ hitters as a group don’t see many pitches in their at bats. Astros’ batters see the fewest pitches per plate appearance of any team, according to Baseball-Reference stats.