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Fangraphs: Where The Difference Has Been For Machado

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I think the last real weakness in his game is his habit of popping up. I can't find the link, but I've read before that he's pops up way too much and isn't going to sustain a super high BABIP because of it.

League average is 11 percent, Machado's career rate is 15.2 percent. Slightly higher, but it wouldn't affect his BABIP by more than 5-10 points.

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League average is 11 percent, Machado's career rate is 15.2 percent. Slightly higher, but it wouldn't affect his BABIP by more than 5-10 points.

Cool. I didn't realize it would have that little effect. But as you're getting more and more polished it makes sense to attack any notable deficiencies you may have.

If he's looking for an edge next year then this would be the place to look.

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Cool. I didn't realize it would have that little effect. But as you're getting more and more polished it makes sense to attack any notable deficiencies you may have.

If he's looking for an edge next year then this would be the place to look.

It also isn't entirely clear that having a high infield flyball rate is necessarily a flaw and not to some extent just statistical noise, at least as a hitter.

If you look at the hitters with the five highest infield fly rates in 2012, their career IFFB rates are 11.5, 11.2, 12.5, 17.2 and 10.1 percent. Of the five players only one has a career infield fly rate that is higher than average when removing the 2012 season.

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