The Durham Bulls dominated Triple-A in 2017, winning the International League and the Triple-A crown. The Rays even left the vast majority of their star prospects in Durham to help make those life experiences a possibility.
As such, the Soon-To-Be-Rays had one hulluva time striking dudes out under the tutelage of recently promoted pitching coach Kyle Snyder.
Nowhere is this as easy to visualize as in a recent graph shared by Daren Willman, MLB’s Director of Research & Development (read: Statcast).
Look at that Triple-A share in the light blue on the graph.