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Kottaras condensed

Published by on June 21, 2011 | 15 Responses

Piggy-backing on the George Kottaras rumors. Some Kottaras facts: * George Kottaras is a 28-year-old catcher that bats left-handed and throws right-handed. * Career minor league walk-rate (BB/PA) of 13.3% * Career minor league isolated power (ISO) of .177 * In 396 career plate appearances in the majors, Kottaras has an 11.3% walk-rate and a .185 ISO. Very similar to… Read more →

Mike Fontenot has 20% of 2011′s Left-handed Home Runs at ATT

Published by on June 21, 2011 | 10 Responses

Playing around with Baseball Reference the other day, I noticed something odd. In 966 PAs, there have only been five homeruns hit at AT&T Park by left-handed batters this year. While AT&T is famous for suppressing left-handed power, that’s about a third of the rate that balls usually leave the yard in the post Bonds era. I’m at a loss… Read more →