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Originally Posted by BWillie
I find it quite baffling how big of a difference the average performance is depending on league. It is true that guys usually seem to hit way better in Omaha than almost anywhere, and they do so so bad in Wilmington.
I would understand it if it was just a power issue. If the field is bigger, whatever. But if the field is bigger, you would expect less power and more avg. But nobody in Wilmington ever does shit, either for avg or for OPS.
What is the biggest factors causing this? I assume it's a combination of alot of things but it's quite fascinating.
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You’re right - it’s a lot of things.
The PCL has a bunch of friendly hitting environments (park size, local climate making the ball fly, the ball, the league having a lot of guys too good for the minors but not quite good enough for The Shpw).
The Carolina league is a pitchers league because it is primarily northeastern, so the weather sucks, and you’ve got a bunch of big, old parks.
Believe Wilmington has some sort of mountains affect that makes the ball travel like crap in the air.