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1) First place in NL Central (4-2 record )
2) MLB team rankings (all 30 teams ) :
.298 BA 3rd
.381 OBP 1st
.498 SLG 3rd
.879 OPS 3rd

3) 42 runs in 6 games 7 runs per game
4) 11 HR's in 6 games nearly 2 HR's per game
5) C Herrera sets franchise record . In 144 years, Only C ever to hit 3 HR's in one game

So there are 5 fun facts ! Go Cards !

Through 6 games, they have the 3rd lowest K-rate in the league at just 18.5%. Only San Diego (15.9%) and Arizona (17.4%) are lower. They're also 5th highest in walk rate at 11.3%.

They have the 6th lowest pull percentage and 2nd highest opposite field percentage - using the whole field.

Plate discipline...
Per Sports Info Solutions, the Cardinals have the 2nd lowest chase rate (28.8%) in baseball. They also have the 2nd highest zone contact rate (88.4%).

So... they're showing great plate discipline overall with strong swing decisions and fantastic in zone contact rates - i.e. they're hitting the best pitches to hit at a high frequency.

Hope they can keep it up, early returns are extremely promising.

thx you two.
those ARE fun facts.
too bad next 6 games won't be the same but they nevertheless could be good (wins)

82birds wrote: ↑03 Apr 2025 07:51 am thx you two.
those ARE fun facts.
too bad next 6 games won't be the same but they nevertheless could be good (wins)

Exactly .. no way the Cardinals will continue the 7 runs per game pace. I pointed out a couple days ago that only 3 teams of the 30 MLB averaged 5.0+ runs per game in 2024.. D'Backs, Yankees, Dodgers all were in the 5 range with Arizona being No .1
Cards were about 4.15 per game (2th ranked ) last year. Like to see 1/2 run improvement .. a 4.5 would rank about 13th

It looks like our OF will be a strength.

82birds wrote: ↑03 Apr 2025 07:51 am thx you two.
those ARE fun facts.
too bad next 6 games won't be the same but they nevertheless could be good (wins)

I can see Nado, Baker, WC, and Herrera having a fun weekend with the green monster.

RamFan08NY wrote: ↑03 Apr 2025 14:55 pm

82birds wrote: ↑03 Apr 2025 07:51 am thx you two.
those ARE fun facts.
too bad next 6 games won't be the same but they nevertheless could be good (wins)

I can see Nado, Baker, WC, and Herrera having a fun weekend with the green monster.

Expect a few HRs from our OFers.

An Old Friend wrote: ↑03 Apr 2025 07:35 am Through 6 games, they have the 3rd lowest K-rate in the league at just 18.5%. Only San Diego (15.9%) and Arizona (17.4%) are lower. They're also 5th highest in walk rate at 11.3%.

They have the 6th lowest pull percentage and 2nd highest opposite field percentage - using the whole field.

Plate discipline...
Per Sports Info Solutions, the Cardinals have the 2nd lowest chase rate (28.8%) in baseball. They also have the 2nd highest zone contact rate (88.4%).

So... they're showing great plate discipline overall with strong swing decisions and fantastic in zone contact rates - i.e. they're hitting the best pitches to hit at a high frequency.

Hope they can keep it up, early returns are extremely promising.

THIS. It sounds like (so far) our hitting coach is encouraging good fundamentals in plate approach. I like it.

By the way, the MLB batting average is only .230. It's usually lower early in the season but it's even lower than last year. The Cards' .298 looks even better.

New batting coach, new heights in batting. Correlation is not necessarily causation, and of course it is a miniscule sample size, but this is very encouraging.

Detroit Louie wrote: ↑03 Apr 2025 17:33 pm New batting coach, new heights in batting. Correlation is not necessarily causation, and of course it is a miniscule sample size, but this is very encouraging.

Well said