Saturday, September 15, 2007

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Geoff Jenkins

No, there is not a Brewers theme today, other than the Voodoo Bernie the Brewer that I'm filling with pins.

Most Likely to Swing Low (>250 total pitches)
Geoff Jenkins .569
Alex Cintron .541
Tona Pena .529
I-Rod .524
Alfonso Soriano .521 (Who just homered in St. Louis, as I type this, not included in this data)

Least Likely
Trot Nixon .047
Gabe Gross .063
Jack Cust .064
Moises Alou .067
Chris Snyder .074

Whiffs'a'lot
Chris Snyder 1.000 (good thing he never swings at them)
Jack Cust .867 (ditto)
Jack Hannahan .867 (Money Ball)
Jose Cruz .857
Ramon Vazquez .857
Jason Michaels .857

Rarely a Whiff
Jeff Conine .000
David Eckstein .034
Jason Kendall .077
Eric Bruntlett .083
Kevin Frandsen .105

Homers off low pitches
Alfonso Soriano 3
Richies Sexson 2
28 others with 1

Soriano's whiff rate on low pitches is .402, which is more than a 1/2 SD better than average. So, yes, he'll swing at it, but you don't want to go there.

Extreme Swings and Whiffs (SwingRate/WhiffRate)

Suckers:
Tony Clark .462/.722
Miguel Olivo .410/.800
Jason Smith .484/.667
Geoff Jenkins .569/.565
Wily Mo Pena .432/.737

Eagle Eyes:
Jeff Conine .111/.000
Eric Bruntlett .169/.083
Kevin Mench .172/.200
Jeff Keppinger .159/.231
Brian Giles .159/.269


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