He understands he’s a dangerous hitter and there are times when (pitchers) will see if they can get a dangerous hitter to chase. It’s been a lot of fun to watch and so impressive - a leadoff guy who goes gap to gap with power. And it’s not like he’s going up there taking, either. “I played with Brandon Nimmo (in New York) and LaMonte is right there with him. “I think people are really going to know who he is,” Giants outfielder Michael Conforto said. “Leadoff LaMonte” seems to suit him better now. It was a disappointing follow-up to his breakout 2021 season, when “Late Night LaMonte” collected six game-tying or go-ahead hits in the ninth inning or later - the most by any major-league player in at least 40 years, according to Stats Perform. He entered the spring of 2022 with an aching left knee and then a bone bruise he sustained in spring training further set him back. Wade struggled last season because he never had his legs under him. I know he really struggled last year and to see him bounce back, it’s awesome. “He’s a really, really unbelievable player. “LaMonte’s incredible,” said Giants DH Joc Pederson, another left-handed hitter who prides himself on his swing decisions. And it’s a zone mastery that is peerless among Giants hitters going back to … well, you know who.
That’s significantly below the league’s 28.3 percent overall chase rate. He entered Monday with a minuscule 13.8 percent chase rate on pitches outside the strike zone, according to Statcast. Simply put, Wade has been the most disciplined batter in the major leagues. ( Juan Soto posted a 22.2 percent walk rate with the Washington Nationals in 2021.) It would be the second-highest single-season rate by any batter in 19 years since Barry Bonds set the all-time record when he drew 232 walks in 2004. Wade’s 21 percent walk rate is not only the best in the big leagues. 420 and might be baseball’s foremost savant when it comes to making contact Wade mostly owes his splashy OBP to what’s becoming an unmatched mastery of the strike zone.
The difference between the two: Arraez is hitting. 436 on-base percentage ranked second among qualified major-league hitters, trailing only Miami’s Luis Arraez. He entered Monday night’s 5-1 loss to the Nationals having seen more pitches per plate appearance (4.61) than anyone in the major leagues. He’s been a revelation atop the Giants lineup.
More and more folks are getting to know Wade this season. And for him to know who I am, that’s crazy.”Ĭonsider Mays an early adopter. “I said, ‘I can’t have Willie waiting on me.’ It’s a very special moment we got to share with him, see him smile and talk baseball and life in general. “I had to shut everything down,” Wade said, smiling.
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