They’re also all not rookies. It’s a faulty conclusion. Yes, let’s worry about Cowser’s ability to recognize off-speed pitching. But GTFO with the “he’s not clutch and here’s proof” nonsense.
One commonality of that list is all have lower than MLB average strikeout percentages. Being able to put the ball in play would certainly contribute to leverage WAR accumulation.
This is a Colton Cowser thread. He doesn’t have 10,000 plate appearances in his HS/collegiate/Pro career.
If you’re arguing clutch as a relevant metric, well…good luck. I mean, look at that list. There’s some good hitters there, but that’s not exactly a snapshot of the game’s elite.
Buck up Roy…and most everyone else for that matter. The regular season doesn’t matter at all anymore. The Rangers weren’t the best team in their division last year, much less the AL, and certainly not in baseball yet they were the champs. They got hot in the playoffs and won it all despite their crappy pen. No reason this team can’t do that. Get GRod back, Columbe, Westburg…Gunnar or Santander goes on an Adonis Garcia run. Just get in the playoffs and roll the dice. Marginal teams can win it all, the Rangers showed the world how it’s done. Stop living and dying with every game. Those days died with playoff over-expansion.
He has 0.7 WAR in 6 years of opportunities. He has pitched well for us but at some point he will have a rough stretch and we will get rid of him. I doubt we bring him back, but if we do it will be a short leash.
Is 10,000 plate appearances enough for you?
Leverage at bats account for about 10% of at bats so I guess it's really around 1,000 plate appearances-that's a hell of a lot for a tidal pool. For context there are roughly 60 in MLB history with 10,000 plate appearances.
Best Career Clutch Ratings Since 1972
Player
PA
Career
Per 650 PA
1. Mark Grace
9,290
+13.68
+0.96
2. Toby Harrah
8,337
+13.46
+1.05
3. Jason Kendall
5,958
+12.96
+1.41
4. Kent Hrbek
7,137
+12.83
+1.17
5. Matt Lawton
5,541
+12.10
+1.42
6. Darrell Evans
10,352
+11.81
+0.74
7. Scott Fletcher
5,976
+11.43
+1.24
8. Jeromy Burnitz
6,237
+11.26
+1.17
9. Kirby Puckett
7,831
+11.06
+0.92
10. Harold Baines
11,092
+10.73
+0.63
11. Tony Gwynn
10,232
+9.83
+0.62
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