BATTERS: Gambles 2015

This column will help you target batters who may be overvalued heading into draft day and therefore could struggle to return full value in 2015.

Let's take a look at the batters who showed the biggest losses in their plate control and power skills between the first and second halves of 2014.

These hitters saw the biggest decrease in their walk rates between the 1H and 2H of 2014:

  • Walk rate (BB%) 2014 - 2H vs. 1H*
    
    Name                    Position  League  BB% 1H  BB% 2H  Diff
    ======================  ========  ======  ======  ======  ====
    Dunn, Adam                    DH      FA     17%      8%   -9%
    Choo, Shin-Soo             LF/DH      AL     13%      5%   -8%
    Tejada, Ruben                 SS      NL     14%      7%   -7%
    Norris,...

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