You don’t need stats to tell you that the Boston Red Sox had a remarkable season in 2018.
Nevertheless, they help to paint a colorful picture of a year that was filled with highlight-reel moments.
The Red Sox are closing out the year by sharing some of the best moments from their World Series-winning campaign. And Saturday morning, they shared a nifty highlight video consisting of some of the best Statcast-related plays of the season.
Check this out:
Say what you want about Statcast and baseball’s analytics movement as a whole, but these are some pretty cool numbers.
Furthermore, they help prove how ridiculous Jackie Bradley Jr. really is in the outfield — as if we needed any more evidence.