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Originally Posted by dallaschiefsfan
Are we sure it was important to their first title? I was under the impression that it was their more recent contact rate change that's at issue - so maybe the 2019 AL pennant could be in question.
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It changed in the 2017 season, I often gave them credit for it on here.
When the Royals beat them they had the 2nd or 3rd most strikeouts. In 2017 it totally flipped and they had the fewest strikeouts in the league. It was like flipping a switch. I thought it was 100% an analytics thing seeing how much success the Royals had with that philosophy.