Ian Desmond, Colorado Rockies
.178/.229/.337, 4 homers, 13 RBI, 35 wRC+ in 109 PA
The thin air at Coors Field hasn’t helped Desmond amp up his offensive stats at all. Believe it or not, he’s actually been worse at home than on the road over the past two years.
No, seriously: in 2017, he posted a 102 wRC+ on the road and a 35 wRC+ at home. Those numbers changed slightly last year, with his production coming in at 96 as a visitor and 66 at home. His overall lack of production (-1.5 fWAR since the start of ’17) was likely a huge reason why Colorado signed Daniel Murphy to play first base, shifting Desmond back to the outfield.
The most stark difference between these past two years and the rest of his career is his ground-ball rate. Desmond has always had a more ground-ball approach, but his 62.3% grounder rate since the start of ’17 is easily the highest in baseball among players with at least 950 plate appearances.
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