How Real is Travis Shaw’s “Breakout”?

Sep 20 2017 by Yardbarker: Milwaukee Brewers

Travis Shaw has undoubtedly had a better season this year than last.  In roughly the same number of plate appearances (562 thus far in 2017, compared with 530 last season), he has a TAv nearly fifty points higher and has more than doubled his WARP.  Entering the weekend against Miami, his .292 TAv ranked fifty-first among all hitters with at least 400 plate appearances, and his WARP put him comfortably atop the team’s position players.  Shaw has 30 home runs, after hitting only 16 last...
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