Playoff baseball

[kalinecountry]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-lessons-the-royals-should-and-shouldnt-teach-us/
The lessons the royals should and shouldn't teach us.
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[twentythree]

They were terrible at hitting, especially after the AS break (last in Runs in AL).

10th in Runs Scored (15th after the break)

13th in WPA

Their team BABIP of .322 means they were more lucky than good in 2015.

You may be right. The Tigers had a MLB-best .270 batting average, but could not use all those terrific hits; they didn't score runs at the right times. They didn't use the .270 batting average to score enough runs; they were 10th in runs in the AL.