Don’t dismiss the recent observations of a .169-hitting Manny Machado as just an anti-analytics rant. He spoke truth to a trend I’ve been watching grow this season: this is the worst time ever to be a hitter in your thirties.
The Padres third baseman did say, “I just wish we can get analytics out of the way. I think there’s too many stats out there. Too many stats, way too many numbers.” Such comments drew the bulk of the attention.
