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Fragile Freddy's:
One of the most notable events of the 2009 season was the emergence of Jacoby Ellsbury into a solid leadoff hitter. While Ellsbury is still (and likely never will be) a superstar he seemed to solidify his place at the top of the order less than a year after being benched for the playoffs due to poor performance.With that in mind I wanted to take a look at some areas where Ellsbury did or did not improve and see what that may portend for the future;Plate DisciplineA key for any leadoff hitter is the ability to control the strike zone. Johnny Damon is a great example of a leadoff hitter who succeeds at this despite not walking with great frequency.Ellsbury had a good year in this regard. It looks like he took the time to wait for “his pitch” as he swung at far fewer pitches (41%) while dropping the number of pitches outside the strike zone he swung at from 26% (above league average) to 24% (below league average).This suggests that despite a relatively stable walk rate Ellsbury in f...
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