Indians Playoffs: 10 Players Who Will Decide the Tribe, Red Sox Series

Cleveland Indians Playoffs: 10 Players Who Will Decide The Tribe, Boston Red Sox Series

Aug 19, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona (right) heads back to the dugout after pitching change against the Boston Red Sox in the eighth inning at Fenway Park. The Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians 6-4. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports /

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Sep 23, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez (11) celebrates with shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) after hitting a home run during the fourth inning at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

Jose Ramirez

Jose Ramirez was the most clutch-hitter in baseball during the 2016 regular season. If the Indians are going to have a prayer, the 24-year-old third baseman will need to continue the trend.

Ramirez entered the final day of the regular season slashing .371/.429/.529 and 31 RBIs with runners in scoring position with two outs.

Want some sabermetrics to back this up? ESPN kindly obliged.

Writer Dan Szymborski analyzed Ramirez’s Win Probability Added (WPA). This statistic attempts to measure a player’s contribution to a win by figuring the factor by which each specific play made by that player has altered the outcome of a game.

“When comparing players’ actual WPA to their expected WPA, no player in baseball comes out better than Jose Ramirez,” the ESPN scribe wrote.

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