I feel like I’ve been banging the same drum over and over this season: The Pirates need a change with their offensive approach. Perhaps if I were coached by Pirates hitting coach Andy Haines, I wouldn’t be able to consistently make contact with that drum.
Haines has overseen an offense that ranks bottom five in the league over the last three seasons in almost every category. This comes after three years leading Milwaukee’s hitting approach with similar bottom-third results. Today, I want to focus on one stat: wOBA.
Weighted on-base average is similar to on-base percentage, except that it accounts for how a player reached base, and not that a player simply reached base.