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Ballpark Breakdowns

By Ted Schuster

 

Ball Park Rating Factors are definitely something worth noting when drafting and tracking free agent moves, but it is also important not let them change your position too much on certain players. Great hitters will hit anywhere no matter the environment, but the pitchers, to me, are the ones that could have the most variance depending on where they are pitching. For example, pitchers with a big fly ball tendency could perform better in bigger ballparks or parks where the ball does not carry that well (i.e. Dodger Stadium at night). There will be plenty of arguments as to why Robinson Cano is not worth as much this season since he will playing his home games in Seattle, but I don’t see his new ballpark as the major issue (I’m more concerned with the lineup around him). The rating factors for both runs and home runs are listed below. They should be noted but not a final determining factor in drafting any particular players.

 

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A few things of note here, Wrigley was the 2nd highest scoring of any stadium of the big leagues. I would say that is more of a product of bad pitching for the Cubs than anything else. The wind blowing in/out usually has the biggest effect on scoring over the ballpark’s history, but Wrigley was not in the Top 10 in homer category (seen below). If it is a warm summer in Chicago though, you can expect the run totals to really shoot up this coming season.

 

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