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Originally Posted by fabiani12333
Actually, I was looking at the numbers and MLB hitters are swinging more now than before. They are swinging more on first pitches, too. The pitches per plate appearance is slightly higher I think because swings-and-misses are higher. The walk rate is similar, too.
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Well isn't that interesting. Any idea whether pitchers are giving more hittable pitches this year, especially on the 1st pitch? Or are we possibly looking at a one off for minor league walks among top prospects?
There is no doubt these prospects have big swing and miss rates too...as evidenced by uptick in K%.
One thing about leaguewide walk rate...it tends to regress toward a mean of about 8.5% and is fairly stable from year to year.