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Every Sox hitter has increased their GB% over the last few years. These werent groundball hitters before. If you are in the camp that says hitting coaches dont mean much, then why are teams like the Twins and Giants hiring them by the boatloads?

He is hitting grounders 49% of the time this season which is a substantial increase from years prior. The same can be said about every Sox hitter except for Anderson.

Yoan's not hitting the ball hard at all, thats his problem. Since his breakthrough season in 2019, he has been increasing his Contact%, walks, and has decreased his strikeouts. His peripheral stats look great, however his hardhit% has gone from 48% in 2019 to 33% (2020), to 40% (2021). Its at 34% this season. He is barreling up the ball as much this season as he was in 2019, unfortunately its on the ground. 49% GB rate this season, 7% higher than in 2019. He needs to hit the ball harder like in 2019. I am not sure how he has lost so much power, but if hes swinging the ball less hard for better contact then he needs to flip that around and go back to the hitter hes meant to be.

Taken from the Menechino thread: Yasmani Grandal Decreased his LA to 12.5, down by 2 points from last season. His GB% has increased by 4% since last year, and 8% the year before that. Lowered his K% significantly, while simultaneously increasing his Swing% (10%!) Swings at balls out of the zone more by 4%, and a 15% increase from 2020. Hes hitting the ball less hard than last year, a decrease of 9%! (Might be due to chasing) His BB% has decreased from 23% to 12% Wow, so Grandal is swinging at pitches out of the zone more, decreasing his walks. When he does make contact its weak and in the dirt half the time. Grandal needs to go back to being selective and wait for his pitch.

Looking over progression of players: LUIS ROBERT Consistent numbers in Barrel%, HardHit% from 2020 to 2022. The difference is his launch angle has decreased since his rookie campaign, from 16.7 in 2020, to 13.7 in 2021, and finally 6.1 in 2022. His GB% has increased by 15% since 2021, its now at 52.30%. Robert is swinging out of the zone more this season than his other years (43%-48%). When swinging out of the zone, Robert connects at a 63.20% clip, up from 47% in 2020 and 56.20%. This would explain his K% going way down. In 2020 and 2021 he would swing through pitches out of the zone, however now hes connecting resulting in balls in the dirt. We compare Robert to Mike Trout, but he would have a long way to go. Trout's LA fluctuates from the 13s to the low 20s. His GB% is in the mid 20s. Trout chases outside the zone half as many times as Robert. They need to work with Robert on laying off pitches out of the zone and by increasing his LA on pitches in the zone. If they can do that Robert is going to mash for xbhs. Andrew Vaughn LA decreased from 9.7 in 2021 to 5.5 today. GB% increased from 43% to 47% Like Robert, Vaughn has seen an increase in his O-Contact%, an increase of 7%. Lower K% Increase of HardHit% Having a good year, but if he can increase his LA hes going to blow out a lot of pitchers. Jose Abreu His GB% has been increasing every single season, its now up to 50%, 4% higher than last year. His LA has decreased by 2 this season, sitting at 8.5 Abreu has increased his contact% compared to previous seasons while also striking out less He swings at balls out of the zone 5% less than other seasons His HardHit% is at 57%, much higher than previous seasons Abreu is not getting any lift on the balls hes hitting, if he did he would have a year like in 2020. Yasmani Grandal Decreased his LA to 12.5, down by 2 points from last season. His GB% has increased by 4% since last year, and 8% the year before that. Lowered his K% significantly, while simultaneously increasing his Swing% (10%!) Swings at balls out of the zone more by 4%, and a 15% increase from 2020. Hes hitting the ball less hard than last year, a decrease of 9%! His BB% has decreased from 23% to 12% Wow, so Grandal is swinging at pitches out of the zone more, decreasing his walks. When he does make contact its weak and in the dirt half the time. Grandal needs to go back to being selective and wait for his pitch. Thats all he has to do. Tim Anderson TA is having a remarkable season He dropped his K% by half (22% to 11%). He is hitting the ball harder than ever (43%). His LA is 5, a small increase from last season GB% sitting at 51%, in line with career Chasing way more than previous seasons, 48% (up 7% from 2021), but hes also connecting 10% more on those swings. I am wondering if TA is setting the tone for this offense, its like everyone is trying to hit like he is. The team needs to understand that TA is his own player, and to not try and emulate him. Honestly that is what this offense looks like they are doing. They need to play to their individual strengths which is hitting the shit out of the ball. The team is seeing a decrease in LA and increase in GB%. They are striking out less this season while swinging at pitches out of the zone more. Menechino's strategy is this: Don't do too much with your swings, just make good contact. Unfortunately this is playing against the strengths of many A-Tier talented players on our club. Robert, Abreu, Vaughn, Eloy, and Grandal need to play to their strengths. They are not Tim Anderson, nor should they be. Moncada and Eloy havent played much this season, but so far their GB% are much higher than in previous years. Eloy's LA this season was 3 and his GB% was 66%..... so when he returns he better turn that around. Moncada is just much weaker, his HardHit% is way down back to Covid levels.

cant wait to watch Eloy showboat and hit grounders for the rest of the year.

why resign when you know you will have a job as long as Jerry is alive?

Over/under: 3.5 runs scored by our offense 2.5 extra base hits

I was told on this forum that April games dont count

4th outfielder? Wish our org could develop players so he could be our starting RF. And my god going by that chart this is the worst left handed hitting club in MLB history? Unbelievable

Steve and Jason eating a churro has been on the TV longer than the Sox offense

This is a playoff team lol

6/27 outs in the bag: the 6 outs came via groundball or strikeout

who has got the under? 2.5 groundballs this half inning

we would have just hit ground balls to a shifted infield.

I did not listen because its Rick Hahn and everything he ever says is completely meaningless

hes just hanging every pitch

Sox always find a new way to embarrass themselves and the fanbase

Menechino ruined Moncada

Its clear his 2019 was an anomaly, dude is toast.

MENECHINO GROUNDBALL COUNTER: 2

what an easy 1-2-3

Over/under: 3.5 runs scored by our sox

Twins up 1-0

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