Take away the first 3 games of the year and this is who Jonah Heim has been as a switch hitting catcher:
35 PA
.281/.314/.500
5(1) XBH(HR)
.349 wOBA
120 wRC+
8.6% K/5.7% BB
The Braves were 9-2 in the 11 games he caught, which included 4 shutouts
Not enough people talk about Andrelton Simmons
• .263/.312/.366 (.678 OPS), 87 OPS+
• Your modern glove-first shortstop
• 4x Gold Glover, 3x dWAR leader
• 1169 hits, 294 XBH, 197 Rfield
• 36.5 WAR, 4.8 WAR per 162
• Likely a top 3-5 defensive SS
• Never struck out more than 67x
• Variously led in PO, A, DP, Field%
• But also DP, TZR, RF/9, and dWAR
• (Great by both analytics & eye test)
• Top B-R Similarity Score: Dickie Thon
• Career offensive year in 2017 with LAA
• Topped 400 assists 4x, got MVP votes 3x
• Simmons is third all time in career Rfield among players that made at least 75% of their career appearances at shortstop, trailing only the defensive GOATs Mark Belanger and Ozzie Smith, and he got there despite playing in fewer games than anyone else in the top 20 except Adam Everett
#Iowa#Hawkeyes v. #UMASS#Lowell#RiverHawks Recap
Players of the Game = Cam Manyawu and Bennett Stirtz = +25 efficiency rating
Sub of the Game = Alvaro Folgueiras = +16 efficiency rating
Most Improved Award = Cam Manyawu = +13.5 above season average
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#Iowa#Hawkeyes v. #UMASS#Lowell#RiverHawks Recap
Player of the Game = Angel Montas, Jr. = +27 efficiency rating
Sub of the Game = Jerrell Roberson II = +6 efficiency rating
Most Improved Award = Angel Montas, Jr., = +18.6 above season average
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#Iowa#Hawkeyes v. #Bucknell#Bison Recap
Player of the Game = Tavion Banks = +20 efficiency rating
Sub of the Game = Alvaro Folgueiras = +19 efficiency rating
Most Improved Award = Kael Combs...+11.1 above season average
https://t.co/eIbXML738x
#Iowa#Hawkeyes v. #Bucknell#Bison Recap
Players of the game = Grgur Brcic and Jayden Williams = +6 efficiency rating
Sub of the Game = Jacob Meachem +2 efficiency rating
Most Improved Award = Matt Lange...+1.7 above season average
https://t.co/eIbXML738x
#Iowa#Hawkeyes v. #Mississippi#Rebels Recap
Player of the Game = Bennett Stritz and Cooper Koch = +21 efficiency rating
Sub of the Game = Alvaro Folgueiras = +7 efficiency rating
Most Improved Award = Cooper Koch = +11.4 above season average
https://t.co/DszoDV57cs
#Iowa#Hawkeyes v. #Mississippi#Rebels Recap
Player of the Game = A.J. Storr = +21 efficiency rating
Sub of the Game = Eduardo Klafke = +9 efficiency rating
Most Improved Award = A.J. Storr = +6.8 above season average
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#Iowa#Hawkeyes v. #Chicago#State#Cougars Recap
Star Player of the Game = Tavion Banks = +24 efficiency rating
Sub of the Game = Alvaro Folgueiras, = +20 efficiency rating
Most Improved Award = Tavion Banks = +12.5 above season average
https://t.co/zUNa4CLrJ3
#Iowa#Hawkeyes v. #Chicago#State#Cougars Recap
Player of the Game = Marcus Tankersley = +17 efficiency rating
Sub of the Game = Lionel Larvadain III = +3 efficiency rating
Most Improved Award = Marcus Tankersley = +6.0 above/below season average
https://t.co/zUNa4CLrJ3
#Iowa#Hawkeyes v. #SEMO#Redhawks Recap
Player of the Game = Bennett Stirtz = +21 efficiency rating
Sub of the Game = Alvaro Folgueiras = +19 efficiency rating
Most Improved Award = Tate Sage = +8.7 above season average
https://t.co/GNInTUIwEd
#Iowa#Hawkeyes v. #SEMO#Redhawks Recap
Player of the Game = Brendan Terry = +15 efficiency rating
Sub of the Game = P.J. Farmer = +6 efficiency rating
Most Improved Award = Brendan Terry+7.7 above season average
https://t.co/GNInTUIwEd
#Iowa#Hawkeyes v. #Xavier#Musketeers Recap
Player of the Game = Bennett Stirtz = +23 efficiency rating
Sub of the Game = Alvaro Folgueiras = +17 efficiency rating
Most Improved Award = Kael Combs = +9.0 above season average
https://t.co/ZuAHUryjaR
#Iowa#Hawkeyes v. #Xavier#Musketeers Recap
Player of the Game = Filip Borovicanin = +17 efficiency rating
Sub of the Game = Isaiah Walker = +7 efficiency rating
Most Improved Award = Filip Borovicanin = +7.3 above season average
https://t.co/ZuAHUryR0p