Licey, of the basement to the top

To analyze the factors that have been instrumental to the Tigres del Licey are at the top of the standings of the current Dominican winter tournament, there are two factors that emerge in superlative degree as the backbone of that success and constitute the antithesis of what has happened with the blue set last season: the pitching and defense.

Stands the pitching and defence as these aspects of the game where all had their Achilles heel last season, however, as regards the batting, we should point out that until last night, the Licey heads collectively to all teams with an average of.271 and also leads as a percentage of base (OBP) with. 338.

Looking at the performance of the team last season, must note as regards the percentage of clean racing, where the Tigers were the worst in collective effectiveness, unlike this year, where he led the League with u000aa great percentage of clean of 3.00 careers, as a result of 68 runs clean in 204.0 innings launched.

In the last tournament blue launchers allowed more hits than innings pitched (9.89 hits p/c 9 IP), which contrasts with the displayed in the current tournament. Current season the ratio is 7.54 entries allowed by nine hits, a remarkable difference from the year past.

Is another aspect where the blue pitching has experienced a remarkable improvement insofar as the punches delivered by blue launchers, in contrast to the season last.

He is fed up known to fewer strikeouts received this represents more balls in play for a defence which, as the Tigers, was disastrous last, season must i.e. the low effectiveness of their launchers was caused, among other factors, by the bad game defensive of their players.

If you look at on balls in play or BABIP batting average, by u000aits acronym in English, we noticed that the blue pitching also occupied the last position in this important inserted the pitching.

El BABIP of the Dominican League last season was.289 and the Tigers presented. 311, which translates in practical terms, that each time that an opposite hitter made contact and not connected in quadrangular, the batter in last against the blue pitching season averaged of. 311. This year the Tigers dominate widely this important dated of the pitching, which inherently means and how it is natural, that the averages of the opposite hitters are very low front the pitching blue.

In this season the opposition just hits you the Tigers for a collective average of. 224, collectively also leading this important dated of pitching.

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