http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2010/05/thursday-dish-so-this-strasburg-guy-is-pretty-good/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:43:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2010/05/thursday-dish-so-this-strasburg-guy-is-pretty-good/comment-page-1/#comment-54125 Ben Badler Thu, 13 May 2010 16:15:47 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=8706#comment-54125 <p>Sure, I agree there was probably some bad luck there, but he also wasn't driving the ball early in the year and just wasn't producing. Good players can struggle sometimes, and BABIP isn't pure noise—it doesn't work for hitters like it does with pitchers.</p> Sure, I agree there was probably some bad luck there, but he also wasn't driving the ball early in the year and just wasn't producing. Good players can struggle sometimes, and BABIP isn't pure noise—it doesn't work for hitters like it does with pitchers.

]]> http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2010/05/thursday-dish-so-this-strasburg-guy-is-pretty-good/comment-page-1/#comment-54124 200tang Thu, 13 May 2010 16:02:57 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=8706#comment-54124 According to USSM, Ackley had a .180 BABIP in April with an 19K/19BB ratio.  With his speed I think it's more likely he was unlucky in April rather than he was just bad. <a href="http://www.ussmariner.com/2010/05/10/minor-league-wrap-53-910/#more-10924" rel="nofollow">http://www.ussmariner.com/2010/05/10/minor-league-wrap-53-910/#more-10924</a> ^ link to the ussm article. According to USSM, Ackley had a .180 BABIP in April with an 19K/19BB ratio.  With his speed I think it's more likely he was unlucky in April rather than he was just bad.
http://www.ussmariner.com/2010.....ore-10 924
^ link to the ussm article.

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