@kagami

why are teams bunting more than 25% more than last year? - bunts have more run value (6.0) than the average ball in play (4.7) - around 33% of bunts result in a hit - below average hitters (< 100 wrc+) are bunting the most basically teams (like the rays) determined that their worst hitters bunting (in specific situation) would generate more value than swinging over a season the specific situation where we’re seeing the most bunts—the squeeze more than 10% of bunts this year are with a runner on third with at least 1 out makes a lot of sense when you think about it. if you have a below average hitter who can bunt, why wouldn’t you play the bunting odds (~33% of a hit) vs a ball in play to score the run https://blogs.fangraphs.com/its-the-year-of-the-bunt-so-far/

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