Quote:Donaladson and Moss are both fastball hitting sluggers. They both saw a decrease in FB% after the Cespedes trade. Surely this has nothing to do with "protection", though, because "protection" is a myth.

Protection is indeed a myth, good hitters are going to hit regardless. Stanton had Casey McGehee behind him most of the year and he had his best offensive season yet. McGehee did have a nice little season, but still.


I don't doubt you, but link?


I found something on Moss here. Was getting less fastballs, but it's not like he was chasing more pitches out of the strikezone either. <a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.baseballprof.com/2014/08/fantasy-roundup-brandon-moss-decline/'>http://www.baseballprof.com/2014/08/fantasy-roundup-brandon-moss-decline/</a>

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