http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/29/time-to-move-alcides-escobar-out-of-the-leadoff-spot/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Mon, 19 Aug 2019 20:28:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/29/time-to-move-alcides-escobar-out-of-the-leadoff-spot/#comment-1240 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 15:00:59 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=5546#comment-1240 […] of the order as the Royals. Alcides Escobar, I’m looking at you. It’s never fun to say I told you so, but a .274 OBP and a 50 OPS+ is no way to leadoff your batting […]

]]> http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/29/time-to-move-alcides-escobar-out-of-the-leadoff-spot/#comment-535 Tue, 03 May 2016 15:00:50 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=5546#comment-535 […] There are a few culprits. Mike Moustakas has already grounded into five double plays, after hitting into 14 of them all of last season. What’s worse, Moose has only had 15 double play opportunities, meaning he has a double play rate of 33.3 percent. Only four hitters with at least 50 plate appearances have a higher rate. Kendrys Morales sits at 24th on that list, at 22.7 percent. He’s also grounded into five double plays, but he’s had more men on base in front of him. I wonder why. […]

]]> http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/29/time-to-move-alcides-escobar-out-of-the-leadoff-spot/#comment-514 Mon, 02 May 2016 16:14:55 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=5546#comment-514 […] The fine folks at Baseball Prospectus KC are demanding it. Royals Twitter is demanding it.  Some dude from Topeka is demanding it. Even Jesse Newell, a great man and lover of Kansas Football, has criticized Mr. Escobar. But they're wrong. […]

]]> http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/29/time-to-move-alcides-escobar-out-of-the-leadoff-spot/#comment-481 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 16:11:58 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=5546#comment-481 The Royals won with him leadoff because Esky has a cumulative postseason stat line of .311/.326/.467 with a .793 OPS. He got hot when it mattered. He is no longer hot nor can he stay hot for a full season.

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