I’m a little late to the party on this one, but Justin Inaz at THT took an in-depth look at the run environments of the 21 different minor leagues. The Yankees’ six stateside affiliates play among the ten pitcher friendliest leagues in the minors, including the top three. Since 2007, batters in the Florida State League have hit .256-.324-.374, which means Jesus Montero’s .356-.406-.583 batting line at the level last year equals a 142 OPS+. That’s impressive for anyone, let alone a teenager.
As advanced as Major League stats have become, we’re still a long ways away from having the same kind of information available for the various minor leagues. The most important thing is establishing context, which is what we have here. Without context, what good are stats anyway?
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