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@Consultant posted:
Yesterday, I noticed the Cubs/Cardinals game. The hitters "left on base" 43 runners in 10 innings.
Question: is there a metric to measure a hitter's ability to drive in runs? Can this ability be taught by a coach or parent?
Bob

IMO some players heart rates go up with RISP leading to underperforming and some players heart rates stay the same leading to better performance in run scoring situations. The best way to "coach" this is by putting the player in high leverage situations over time. Tournament baseball - winners and losers against the best competition you can find helps - HS district games and HS playoffs are probably the best developer of this ability and the best measure of future performance. Sons' HS coach also made it a cardinal sin to not score a runner from 3B with less than 2 outs. Worked on it relentlessly in practice and there were repercussions during games or lineup adjustments in future games for failing in those situations.

8/9/219:51 AM

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