MINORS: Low-contact High-A batters and pitchers

Deyvison De Los Santos (3B, ARI)

It's well established that batters who struggle to make consistent contact tend to have trouble contributing to run production. On the flipside, one of the best things a pitcher can do is to naturally limit contact in order to prevent runs. As a result, ct% can serve as a very useful metric for judging the quality of a pitcher’s stuff or the quality of a batter’s hit tool.

With that in mind, let’s take a look at some notable current High-A players who stand out in terms of making or allowing a low amount of contact. For reference, the average ct% among High-A batters is around 70%. In order to ensure a large enough sample size, we’ll limit the sample to batters with at least 100 PA and pitchers with at...

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