HEAD-TO-HEAD: A Review of the 2019 Hitter Pools
Feb 18 2019
Introduction
Our task in developing consistent head-to-head teams is becoming increasingly more difficult as we deal with rising strikeout rates, to the point where there were more strikeouts than hits last year! The average MLB team batting average was down to .248 in 2018—the lowest mark in 49 years. Not surprisingly, this means our H2H player pools are shrinking, which means that there will be less players with the skill makeup that we target. However, it also means that there is an opportunity to obtain a larger market share of these consistent players if we apply the right approach.
Background H2H Roster Building
The goal in building a successful H2H team is to assemble a consistent roster. As we have explained over the years, a
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