Marcus Semien
SEMIEN CITI FIELD SLUMP SYNDROME?
A brief article.
Through Sunday, Marcus Semien’s average and OBP were 35 points lower at home than “on the road again”, and his slug % was 50 points lower.
My brother Steve said he saw something on You Tube that Marcus has lost several HRs due to Citi Dimensions. I did not ask him for his source.
But I will bet that Citi Field is flummoxing a guy with 50 career WAR, but -0.2 as a Met through Sunday June 7. The field makes sluggers yield.
Baseball Savant lists Citi Field at 16th out of 30 in its rolling one year park chart. But their chart seems to have their park that high due to a surplus of walks and singles. With 100 being an average grade, the doubles, triples and homers averaged out to an unweighted score of 79.
That ain’t good.
Thoughts?
Wait…before you burn too many brain cells, another recent acquired, Bo Bichette, is hitting 32 points higher ON THE ROAD, with a slug % that is 82 points higher ON THE ROAD.
OK, go ahead, you can burn some brian cells now.
5 comments:
In Citifield, Semien would have 7 HR; in Washington 4; in Philadelphia 11; in Cleveland 4; and in five other stadiums less than Citifield at 5 or 6; and in seven more stadiums 7. Hence, in 14 other parks, Semien would have similar or less HR.
Bichette would have 3 HR in Washington, ans 8 in Philly. Who is the number offense in baseball? Washington. Who is floundering with a good pitching staff? Philly. It’s not the park.
One thing I wonder is how the collective hitting mindset during Queens struggles in a tough park to hit in, at least for March and April, factors in.
I’d be OK with Philly park long ball friendliness in Queens. For sure. And those huge investments in Semien and Bichette would look smart, not stupid.
The NBA decades ago added a then-controversial 3 point shot…higher offense. I think it serves the game and players well. When they hit a 3, pure adrenaline for the player. Similarly, a guy hits a HR, rather than a long out? Pure adrenaline that carries over as they feel they are succeeding, rather than sputtering..
Exactly. A key issue. I’ve seen 2-3 deep fly ball out by Semien & Bichette each that would have been out at another park. Combination of the walls & the wind.
Maybe it’s why some stars need some time to adjust. For Lindor, Beltran it took a full season, some never get ther (Jason bY?), & for a superstar (Soto) it took a couple months.
Jury is out on Semien & Bichette.
If I’m a star FA; is Citi field a ruck I’m willing to take?!?!?!
That leads to a question: do you want newly acquired hitters to struggle, stare at mediocre stats, and get booed? Or see 100 more runs a year at Citi Field and see hitters feel good about themselves from the get-go? Philly has topped the Mets in a lot of seasons…is their cozier park good for those few extra playoff-securing wins.
Cohen spends a ton. I think he’d get better ROI with tighter dimensions.
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