Return of the Son of the Revisitation of the Myth of the RBI Guy: Careers Overrated by RBI Totals
Who are the most overrated and underrated RBI Guys of the last 50+ years? A list and discussion of players most overrated by their RBI numbers.
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Revisiting the Myth of the RBI Guy (Revisited), Part Two: Situational Hitting and RE24
Part two (of two) in a series looking at how bad a hitter can be and still accumulate RBI. This installation uses and explains FanGraphs' RE24 stat to discuss the impact of "situational hitting."
Revisiting the Myth of the RBI Guy, Part One
Most serious baseball fans know that RBi are overrated as a measure of offensive performance. But surely players with high RBI numbers need some special skill, right? In Part One of this two-part series, we revisit the Myth of the RBI Guy.
Mike Lamb hits 50 games
With last night's loss to the Orioles, Mike Lamb has officially hit the 50-game mark - the point at which the Twins cut Tony Batista loose in 2006. Batista had 195 plate appearances that season;...
