BATTERS: Very early observations, 2022
Apr 18 2022
As we did in this week's Starting Pitchers Buyers Guide, let's take a very early look at some notable Week One performances among batters by putting them into the bigger context of the player's preseason outlook. The goal is to help you identify which extreme performances are worth buying into, as well as which you should view with a skeptical eye.
Keep in mind that current data samples are tiny, so our focus very early in the season will be to discuss only extreme performances in this space.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Byron Buxton (CF, MIN) has the highest barrel rate (35.7% Brl%) in the game, and it isn't close. He's also hitting the ball at a blistering pace (98.3 mph EV). He has been selling out to reach those results (4% bb%, 58% ct%, 0.10...
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