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Originally Posted by DonkeyKongSr
He's terrible at walking and not striking out. He's at the mercy of the BABIP gods.
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That doesn't explain why they always do worse than expected. It would explain variability of outcomes.
Pull hitters also have much lower BABIPs IRL because they're easier to shift on. I'm just trying to figure out if the pull hitter designation is built into the Contact rating or if they will do worse against managers that have the Frequently use shifts strategy set the maximum (which is the setting I use). Or if the type of hitter is just cosmetic like fastball velocity seems to be.