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There's also the low-key effect that flyball pitchers have a (slightly) lower BABIP because pop-outs in the field of play almost never fall in for a base hit. In the modern game, yeah, grounders still prevent homeruns (although a good Movement score can counteract that) but even at that you might want to even take your home field into account. If you play in a stadium with a huge left field and you have a FB LHP, they can be kind of mediocre and still do OK for you by giving you the full effect of the pop fly issue while your park minimizes the homeruns they give up. The most extreme recent example I can think of with that is Jarrod Washburn, who more or less overnight went from league average in Safeco Field to out of the league because he gave up 12 HRs in 43 IPs after getting traded to Detroit.
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