Minor League Spray Charts

Thanks to Lonnie at Mariner Central for bringing it to my attention that MinorLeagueSplits.com has spray charts. I had no idea. I'm not sure what we can use these for yet, but I love visual information. First thing I noticed: Michael Saunders really likes pulling the ball. Second thing I noticed: Oswaldo Navarro is terrible

almost 2 years ago Jeff Sullivan 12 comments 0 recs |

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I don't need fancy stats to know that Oswaldo Navarro sucks.

I didn’t realize that they had updated them for this year, so either I’m oblivious or it’s fairly recent.

Looks like they have the spray chart for all pitchers and hitters in all the full-season leagues.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/

by JY on Mar 11, 2010 12:23 PM PST reply actions

Wait.

Oswaldo Navarro’s still with the Mariners?

Also a die-hard Hawks fan.

by Hopefulmsfan on Mar 11, 2010 12:33 PM PST reply actions

In retrospect I don't know why I looked up Oswaldo Navarro second

by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 11, 2010 12:35 PM PST reply actions

Because you care, Jeff.

Because you care about the Mariners more then you could only ever express by being totally obsessive compulsive about this team.

by mark sobba on Mar 11, 2010 3:53 PM PST up reply actions

Even I wouldn't look up Oswaldo Navarro.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/

by JY on Mar 11, 2010 4:04 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Just as the novelty of tRAr and wOBAr were starting to wear off...

Looks like I have another way to keep myself entertained after work. Awesome.

by katal on Mar 11, 2010 1:30 PM PST reply actions

I was looking at these earlier for the Cal league guys like Liddi

On the plus side? HRs to left, right, and center. On the down side? Home/road splits not so hot (which we knew, but still, a picture!). The weird thing with Liddi or Dunigan though are the home runs that appear in the mid/shallow outfield. That’s… that’s odd.

One other thing is that certain parks/stringers like to ‘clump’ hits. West Tennessee seemed to have a disproportionate number of hits right where the LF/RF/CF might play, with fewer in the alleys or down the line, esp. a few years ago.

by marc w on Mar 11, 2010 2:24 PM PST reply actions

Something does seem a little weird

in that like all of our righties seem to spray fairly well.

by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 11, 2010 2:58 PM PST up reply actions

It's probably by design.

We’ll see more of it in coming years I think, but the organization has preached it for a long time anyway. Halman’s not so hot, but he does have a few opposite fielders, just none to dead center.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/

by JY on Mar 11, 2010 3:06 PM PST up reply actions

With the concerns about the Mets' preaching of opposite-field hitting on Fangraphs

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/the-opposite-field-strategy/
is this a cause for at least mild concern? Or is the whole approach more balanced?

by Decatur on Mar 11, 2010 7:39 PM PST up reply actions

Not just the righties!

Look at the glory of Brian LaHair!

by marc w on Mar 11, 2010 3:10 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah, as it notes the data relies on human stringers

It should all be taken as an approximate measure. It should also be noted that the “parks” you see are just outlines of 250 and 350 feet, so obviously a lot of parks are much deeper than that, especially in center field. It doesn’t explain why there are 250 foot home runs, of course. No real reason that we have figured out.

Jeff Sackmann is the creator of Minor League Splits, that’s my connection here. As for possible application, here you go.

E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).

by Jordan M on Mar 11, 2010 8:28 PM PST up reply actions