The St. Louis Cardinals contact approach helped them dominate in the early 2010s, however their need for both speed and power could not be more apparent today.
Over the last few seasons, Major League Baseball has seen tremendous changes. In 2013, the Baltimore Orioles led all of baseball with 212 home runs. Ten years later in 2023, the Atlanta Braves led baseball with 307 home runs, nearly a 100 home run difference in ten years. In fact, the percentage of runs created by the home run hovers around 40%-45% in today's game as opposed to around 35% in 2010.