BATTERS: Power and eye surgers, 2018

Identifying players who own significant 2018 production and batting eye improvements can help you target the batters who will help you the most down the stretch.

The following bats have seen a substantial spike in their OPS from 2017 to 2018:

  • OPS, 2018 vs. 2017*
    
    Name                League  Position     OPS '18  OPS '17  Diff
    ==================  ======  ===========  =======  =======  =====
    Soler, Jorge            AL           RF     .820     .503  +.317
    Betts, Mookie           AL           CF    1.114     .803  +.311
    Profar, Jurickson       AL  SS/3B/1B/2B     .788     .501  +.287
    Maile, Luke             AL            C     .682     .407  +.275
    Saladino, Tyler         NL     SS/2B/3B     .719     .484  +.235
    Mondesi, Adalberto     ...

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