Weaker pundits would point to the drop in BABIP and suggest Jeff McNeil was benefiting greatly from the shift. Perhaps mentally and visually he was. The underlying cause to McNeil's struggles is in the more granular data. He simply cannot hit the ball squarely.
Looking at results doesn't help forecast well with how the hitter was performing. McNeil has seen his ability to hit the ball hard drop off precipitously. Basically, the underlying data indicates he is struggling more with fastballs and trying to hit 'mistake' breaking balls.
One of the keys to running a major league baseball team is having analysts that look at what builds a swing, or at least the results of what that swing is producing, and as noted last month, *listening*.
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