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that Branyan's BABIP was only .300 lifetime.
Jim Thome's, for example, is .321, despite the fact that he run like baboon with two club feet. The big strong guys often (not always) whistle the ball through the infield with extra pace.
But I wonder if Branyan's extreme upward-arc'ing swing has something to do with it. His bat isn't travelling on the same plane as the pitch at all. He skies and tops pitches whether he's going good or not.
Still projecting a guy as physically powerful as Russ Branyan, to BABIP much less than .300, that's a tough one. :- )