Player B was Matt Adams, not Taveras.
BABIP is a measure of fortune, IMO, which is why I threw it in there. I think that OBP and ISO are the two most important stats for a hitter. One measures your ability to get on base, the other is your extra base power, which is rarely the result of luck the way that BABIP alone can be.
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