Purple Row · Oct 18, 2019
Fixing the Rockies, a data driven approach: Part 5, the offense
Fixing the Rockies, a data driven approach: Part 1
Fixing the Rockies, a data driven approach: Part 2
Fixing the Rockies, a data driven approach: Part 3
Fixing the Rockies, a data driven approach: Part 4
Home runs and strikeouts
Parts 3 and 4 of this series identified strategic changes to the Rockies’ pitching philosophy that could benefit the team, and how those changes might apply to current members of the pitching staff. Now, it’s time to take a look at the offense.
The league-wide story about offense has been home runs and the repeatedly broken records. Despite that, in 2019 the Rockies were not a good home run hitting team. And even, worse, they struck out a lot.