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<blockquote data-quote="GTNavyNuke" data-source="post: 150428" data-attributes="member: 322"><p>This is a book I bought last year, largely since we were playing a lot more small ball. There are 12 chapters in the book and Chapter 9 deals with "To Sacrifice Or Not". You can read about the book at the Amazon review (I don't feel like summarizing): [MEDIA=amazon]1494260174[/MEDIA] For some reason, the Amazon link is getting blocked .... so Google "<span style="font-size: 12px">The Book: Playing The Percentages In Baseball" at Amazon"</span></p><p></p><p>Anyway, here's some of what "The Book" says about sacrificing / bunting. I think bunting is a very important part of the game in certain situations. Any college stats/links people may know of I would be interested to see:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Almost any batter can bunt as long as he is a good bunter, or a fast runner, preferably both. A poor or slow bunter should rarely be allowed to sacrifice.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We have players who are both good bunters and very fast. Thus it makes sense to bunt since we often get hits.</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If a weighted OnBaseAverage of a hitter is < 300, the sac attempt makes sense regardless of defensive alignment. If the batter has a wOBA >300, then bunt attempt if defense is back. Otherwise swing away.</li> </ul> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When deciding to bunt or not, anticipating or observing the position of the infielders is critical.</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I've heard our players say that it is often up to them as to whether they bunt or not.</li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Exchange an out if the benefit is to advance the runner from 1st to second.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The problem with applying this “rule” is that we beat out many of the sac bunt attempts to get a hit. You can't know if it's a "sacrifice" or an in-field hit till the play is done. So it depends on how well a player bunts to get on base.</li> </ul></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Early in the game, it is better to sacrifice attempt with runner on first and no outs. Helps keep the defense honest.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Late in a close game, which is low scoring, it is correct to sacrifice attempt with runner on first and no outs.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In a low-scoring game, it is good to bunt attempt if the defense is playing back.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The count doesn't change the efficacy of the bunt, except for 3-0 when you should swing away. Also, with a 2 strike count need to swing away.</li> </ul><p>PS - This was for [USER=822]@Squints[/USER] , a small ball aficionado. (tic)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GTNavyNuke, post: 150428, member: 322"] This is a book I bought last year, largely since we were playing a lot more small ball. There are 12 chapters in the book and Chapter 9 deals with "To Sacrifice Or Not". You can read about the book at the Amazon review (I don't feel like summarizing): [MEDIA=amazon]1494260174[/MEDIA] For some reason, the Amazon link is getting blocked .... so Google "[SIZE=3]The Book: Playing The Percentages In Baseball" at Amazon"[/SIZE] Anyway, here's some of what "The Book" says about sacrificing / bunting. I think bunting is a very important part of the game in certain situations. Any college stats/links people may know of I would be interested to see: [LIST] [*]Almost any batter can bunt as long as he is a good bunter, or a fast runner, preferably both. A poor or slow bunter should rarely be allowed to sacrifice. [LIST] [*]We have players who are both good bunters and very fast. Thus it makes sense to bunt since we often get hits. [/LIST] [*]If a weighted OnBaseAverage of a hitter is < 300, the sac attempt makes sense regardless of defensive alignment. If the batter has a wOBA >300, then bunt attempt if defense is back. Otherwise swing away. [/LIST] [INDENT][LIST] [*]When deciding to bunt or not, anticipating or observing the position of the infielders is critical. [/LIST][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][LIST] [*]I've heard our players say that it is often up to them as to whether they bunt or not. [/LIST] [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Exchange an out if the benefit is to advance the runner from 1st to second. [LIST] [*]The problem with applying this “rule” is that we beat out many of the sac bunt attempts to get a hit. You can't know if it's a "sacrifice" or an in-field hit till the play is done. So it depends on how well a player bunts to get on base. [/LIST] [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Early in the game, it is better to sacrifice attempt with runner on first and no outs. Helps keep the defense honest. [*]Late in a close game, which is low scoring, it is correct to sacrifice attempt with runner on first and no outs. [*]In a low-scoring game, it is good to bunt attempt if the defense is playing back. [*]The count doesn't change the efficacy of the bunt, except for 3-0 when you should swing away. Also, with a 2 strike count need to swing away. [/LIST] PS - This was for [USER=822]@Squints[/USER] , a small ball aficionado. (tic) [/QUOTE]
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