Michael Young 2011 Hitting Spray at Arlington

by Justin Bopp on Oct 22, 2011 3:02 PM EDT in Visuals Above Replacement

Enlarges.

Michael Young has to be one of my favorite hitters right now, and you can see why above. There's simply not a part of the field* that escapes the lethal combination of place hitting and quality speed. Look closely down the 3rd base line and notice that he's running out dribblers, or notice the doubles upon doubles he's getting at basically every gap. Most telling are his home runs while in Arlington, where it looks like he's spaced them out with an Architectual Digest eye. Just outstanding!

*Hit location data is from katron; counting stats are from b-ref. Curved lines are for effect and do not show actual path of the ball, and ending location is based on where the ball is fielded, not necessarily where it landed.

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Wow this guy is a great hitter one of the most underated in the league.

I wish Toronto would of held on to this guy our offense is pretty good right now, with Young it would be even better.

by Jt Malley on Oct 22, 2011 8:05 PM EDT reply actions

thanks Justin

I was just looking for a site that provided spray charts as I wanted to use it for an article on the changes in the park dimensions at Citi Field in 2012.

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by Ray Guilfoyle on Oct 22, 2011 10:03 PM EDT reply actions

Michael Young does seem to have an awesome range and ability as show in the picture above. Spray charts like this should be created for more players so that the fans get a better look at who they love in sports.

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by dominiquecraddock on Oct 23, 2011 10:35 PM EDT reply actions