This story contains a listing that’s admittedly a bit deceptive.
It’s a rundown of the ten gamers within the Nationwide League West who posted one of the best statistics final season, particularly one of the best general base values (OBV).
Atop the listing are three licensed superstars, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Juan Soto of the San Diego Padres, adopted by 2023’s NL Rookie of the 12 months, Corbin Carroll of the Arizona Diamondbacks. It appears logical that they might enter 2024 as the most popular gamers within the division.
What may possibiy be deceptive about that?
Properly, a few issues:
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Soto is now not within the NL West, having been traded to the New York Yankees over the winter.
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The divisional consultant with the perfect OBV isn’t listed. Shohei Ohtani, who ran up a superhuman OBV of plus-240 in 2023 for the Los Angeles Angels of the American League West, has moved throughout city to the Dodgers this season.
So the listing isn’t an ideal illustration of the present hierarchy within the NL West, although it does go a great distance towards explaining the supremacy of the Dodgers. Should you add final 12 months’s OBVs for Ohtani, Betts (plus-167), and Freeman (plus-163), you get a complete of 570.
Solely three of the 30 big-league golf equipment topped that collective determine in 2023 — the Atlanta Braves (group OBV of 680), Dodgers (574), and Tampa Bay Rays (571).
Should you’re befuddled by all of this speak about general base values, click on right here to be taught extra. Or just needless to say a constructive OBV displays both of those outcomes:
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A given batter reached extra bases than the common large leaguer would have attained beneath similar circumstances.
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A selected pitcher surrendered fewer bases than his typical counterpart would have yielded beneath the identical circumstances.
Betts, for instance, piled up 461 bases via singles, doubles, triples, homers, walks, hit-by-pitches, stolen bases, and sacrifices. A mean batter who duplicated Betts’s whole variety of outs (418) would have reached 294 bases. Betts was 167 above that whole, as indicated by his OBV.
Scroll beneath to see the ten NL West gamers who posted the strongest performances a 12 months in the past, in addition to a separate listing of the ten gamers within the division who fared most poorly on the OBV scale.
The worst OBV belongs to Connor Seabold, a pitcher who went 1-7 with a 7.52 ERA in 13 begins and 14 aid appearances for the Colorado Rockies. He completed with a price of minus-65, exhibiting that he allowed 65 extra bases than the standard big-league pitcher would have given up.
Friday’s story will supply a more in-depth take a look at the NL West, forecasting the divisional standings for the upcoming season.
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1. Mookie Betts, Dodgers, OBV 167
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2. Freddie Freeman, Dodgers, OBV 163
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3. Juan Soto, Padres, OBV 137
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4. Corbin Carroll, Diamondbacks, OBV 120
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5. Logan Webb, Giants, OBV 94
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6. Nolan Jones, Rockies, OBV 90
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7. Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks, OBV 80
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8. Blake Snell, Padres, OBV 67
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9. Christian Walker, Diamondbacks, OBV 59
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9. Ketel Marte, Diamondbacks, OBV 59
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1. Connor Seabold, Rockies, OBV -65
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2. Austin Gomber, Rockies, OBV -52
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2. Miguel Rojas, Dodgers, OBV -52
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4. Harold Castro, Rockies, OBV -50
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4. Kyle Freeland, Rockies, OBV -50
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6. Brenton Doyle, Rockies, OBV -47
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6. Noah Syndergaard, Dodgers, OBV -47
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8. Ryne Nelson, Diamondbacks, OBV -46
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9. Ty Blach, Rockies, OBV -45
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10. Brandon Pfaadt, Diamondbacks, OBV -44
