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Desired Traits For D-back Hitters

In 2019, several batting statistics ranked the D-backs as lower than the top-10: runs-scored was 11th in the Majors, batting average was 14th in Majors, on-base-percent was 15th in Majors, and slugging was 13th in Majors.

Improvement to the top-10 is possible! So a better question: what traits do batters need to achieve that improvement?

Clutch hitters are not the answer.

Could the D-backs use mental-skill training to make their hitters clutch hitters? Studies have concluded there are no clutch hitters who are consistently better in clutch situations. So the answer is no.

“We therefore echo Cramer’s conclusion from 41 years ago that while clutch hitting may exist as a feature, it does not exist as a repeatable skill.