Paul has been managing fantasy baseball teams for many seasons and writing for THT Fantasy over the past three years. He is currently a student at UPenn welcomes readers' thoughts at his email here or in the comments below.
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Peter D said...
I think Linds plate discipline will continue to improve, as it is, he averages 4.04 pitches per at bat, so he’s not necessarily a free swinger. I think that once pitchers start to respect Linds abilities his BB rate will go up.
Posted 09/29 at 10:40 AM
Paul Singman said...
Lind certainly is not a free swinger, swinging at 44% percent of his pitches seen this year which is a little less than average. He’s double his walk rate this year to league-average 9.0% so overall you could classify him as having about average plate discipline.
His high .327 BABIP (not necessarily lucky)and high Hr/Fb rate are what allow him to hit .300. Speaking of Hr/Fb percentages, Lind’s has shot up 1.5% tonight to 21.5% with his three home runs!
Posted 09/29 at 09:44 PM
Mike Silver said...
Great timing on Lind. Three homers last night. He beat the Sox singlehandedly.
Posted 09/30 at 06:07 PM
Paul Singman said...
Thanks Mike, I love when players make me look good Unfortunately Lind had to get hit by a pitch in the elbow in his final at bat last night so he is not available to power my fantasy team tonight… I hate Jonathan Papelbon for it.
Posted 09/30 at 06:25 PM
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I think Linds plate discipline will continue to improve, as it is, he averages 4.04 pitches per at bat, so he’s not necessarily a free swinger. I think that once pitchers start to respect Linds abilities his BB rate will go up.