MLB - Thursday, July 2, 2009 18:54 - 2 Comments

Up Up And Away

When you think about the best young players in Major League Baseball, does Justin Upton come to mind? Probably not. Buried in the Arizona desert with cacti and rattlesnakes, Upton won’t get the recognition for this season’s efforts like he would if he were in the bright lights of a major market, like New York, Boston or Los Angeles. But despite a lack of recognition, what he is accomplishing this season at age 21 is nothing short of remarkable.

Justin Upton distinguishes himself from other successful, young Major League Baseball players through his shear amount of raw power. “Isolated Power,” or ISO, is a widely-used statistic which is designed to measure a player’s raw power. By looking at Upton’s ISO, we not only have evidence of his raw power, but we can also see why he is on his way to becoming one of the best players in Major League Baseball history. For those of you who aren’t familiar with ISO, here is a quick description of the statistic according to Associated Content: Continue…