How to bring BABIP down

[LittleHurt81]

Originally Posted by Syd Thrift

While catcher ability does have a big impact on pitching, those effects are largely baked into the 3 true outcomes: a good catcher will increase Ks and decrease BBs and HRs whereas a bad catcher will do the opposite. If you're looking to lower BABIP, it's SS and CF to the biggest extent, and then 2B, 3B, and RF in descending order.

That makes sense. Lets look at my primary guys in those roles:

SS Marcus Semien 60/70/60/60 Range/Error/Arm/DP
CF Mike Trout 65/70/55 Range/Error/Arm (I know arm doesn't matter much here)

2B David Fletcher 60/70/55/60
3B Anthony Rendon 55/60/65/45
RF Derek Fisher 55/60/60
Jo Adell 60/60/55

These guys all have + range and error... Still 14th in DEF Eff and 15th in ZR. Lets compare to Oakland who are 9th in DE and 7th in ZR.

SS Wilmer Difo 60/60/65/55
CF Ramon Laureano 60(65 OSA)/55/80 (75 OSA)

2B Tony Kemp 55/65/45/55
3B Matt Chapman 75/65/80/45
RF Brian Goodwin 55/60/55

Other than Chapman, my guys are on par. Maybe this will even out as the year goes, and/or it could be my pitchers are getting hit harder. Are MOV and CON a factor? Pitch types? Or is having ONE ++ or elite defender make that big a difference?

It is funny/frustrating that in 2 separate saves this has been one of my teams big weaknesses and in 2 very different parks. Just want to nail down to specific factors that influence these metrics.

Appreciate everyone's input!