http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/02/25/brewers-are-likely-to-take-more-walks-in-2016/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Tue, 13 Nov 2018 16:53:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/02/25/brewers-are-likely-to-take-more-walks-in-2016/#comment-6679 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 12:54:12 +0000 http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=3630#comment-6679 […] with a mediocre 3.5 runs per game. With that said, they’ve managed to draw a lot of walks, as some sagely predicted in the offseason. Entering Sunday’s action, Milwaukee ranked sixth in the majors with a 10.7 […]

]]> http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/02/25/brewers-are-likely-to-take-more-walks-in-2016/#comment-6241 Thu, 03 Mar 2016 14:38:45 +0000 http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=3630#comment-6241 […] On the other side of the plate-discipline equation, Nieuwenhuis has fared a little better. He’s walked in 9.1 percent of his chances, which has helped him reach base at a respectable .306 clip despite a .232 batting average. An O-Swing rate of only 27.6 percent has brought him those free passes, albeit at the cost of some looking strikes (he’s also posted a 59.4 percent Z-Swing rate). PECOTA predicts Nieuwenhuis will maintain that patient approach, projecting an 8.6 percent walk rate that would fit right in with his new team. […]

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