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Defending the Cleveland Indians’ Carlos Santana’s Offense

Over the past few weeks, battles have raged in the comments sections over Carlos Santana and whether or not he helps the team to create runs and such. Many people have argued “walks do not produce runs” and that his “swing for the fences” mentality has hurt the team.

This post is less of an analysis as much as it is an argument defending Santana’s style of play and debunking a few myths created about him. Most of the attacks on his offensive game have no factual basis, and most of the criticisms grounded in fact either misuse statistics or misinterpret statistics.