Swing Time
Posted by birtelcom on July 10, 2009
The Mets just traded Ryan Church to Atlanta for Jeff Francoeur, who was a bit of a sensation when he first came up to the majors in 2005 and did quite well. But then he seems to have gone into a steep decline to the point where he’s not hitting well enough to justify a major league outfield position. One odd aspect of his career is that on the one hand he has successfully reduced his strikeout rate every season he has been in the majors.
% of PAs ending in a K:
2005: 21.2%
2006: 19.2%
2007: 18.5%
2008: 17.0%
2009: 14.2%
But unfortunately he also successfully reduced his home rate every season he has been in the majors.
% of PAs ending in a home run:
2005: 5.1%
2006: 4.2%
2007: 2.7%
2008: 1.7%
2009: 1.5%
Perhaps the Mets can convince him to stop worrying about striking out and just let loose?
