12xu wrote: ↑07 May 2026 08:23 am
No worries - they can slug their way to overcome their weak pitching - at least at Wiggley. They are 17-5 at home, only 8-7 on the road. Even Carson Kelly is batting .311/.404/.424/.826.....
3 straight walk off victories vs the 0 for May Reds.
Kelly does this a lot. He’s the king of the first half. His career OPS in the first half is .775, career OPS in the second half is .632. Great player to get for the first half and trade in July.
His career has skyrocketed since going to the cubs. One of many mediocre players whose offensive stats improved tremendously playing half their games at the friendly confines.
Carson Kelly
2025
Home (Wrigley) - .214/.297/.406 .704
Away - .286/.368/.451 .819
Per Statcast, Wrigley has a 3-year rolling park factor of 95, ranking it 27th in MLB over that period. So far in 2026, it has a park factor of 98, 17th in MLB. Wrigley doesn’t play like the extreme hitters’ park some people think it is.
It’s 350+ ft down both lines, collectively the deepest, but a little shallow to center at 400. But when the wind blows out . . .
The distance to the basket in the front part of the left center "well" is less than 360 ft. and the same area in right center is about 360. The true center field is not marked and is less than 390 with the basket sticking out. Wrigley has very little foul territory in play, which greatly reduces foul outs. It is an extreme hitters' park, unless the wind is blowing in hard.
Nothing supports that claim.
Center is typically referred to as 400, but some claim it is actually 394. Even with the basket, that doesn’t bring it under 390.
12xu wrote: ↑07 May 2026 08:23 am
No worries - they can slug their way to overcome their weak pitching - at least at Wiggley. They are 17-5 at home, only 8-7 on the road. Even Carson Kelly is batting .311/.404/.424/.826.....
3 straight walk off victories vs the 0 for May Reds.
Kelly does this a lot. He’s the king of the first half. His career OPS in the first half is .775, career OPS in the second half is .632. Great player to get for the first half and trade in July.
His career has skyrocketed since going to the cubs. One of many mediocre players whose offensive stats improved tremendously playing half their games at the friendly confines.
Carson Kelly
2025
Home (Wrigley) - .214/.297/.406 .704
Away - .286/.368/.451 .819
Per Statcast, Wrigley has a 3-year rolling park factor of 95, ranking it 27th in MLB over that period. So far in 2026, it has a park factor of 98, 17th in MLB. Wrigley doesn’t play like the extreme hitters’ park some people think it is.
It’s 350+ ft down both lines, collectively the deepest, but a little shallow to center at 400. But when the wind blows out . . .
The distance to the basket in the front part of the left center "well" is less than 360 ft. and the same area in right center is about 360. The true center field is not marked and is less than 390 with the basket sticking out. Wrigley has very little foul territory in play, which greatly reduces foul outs. It is an extreme hitters' park, unless the wind is blowing in hard.
Nothing supports that claim.
Center is typically referred to as 400, but some claim it is actually 394. Even with the basket, that doesn’t bring it under 390.
The wall marked 400 is not actually in CF, it is off to the right. The distance to wall in true CF is actually 390, according to the wikipedia article on Wrigley Field. With the basket closer to home plate than the wall, that brings it under 390.
