Gambles, 2024

This column will help you identify batters who might be overvalued heading into draft day. We'll do so by looking at batters whose returns in 2023 were not backed by strong underlying skill support.

Here are the batters who had the lowest average exit velocity (EV) among those who earned at least $5 last season:

Player	Pos	Lg	ADP	bb%	ct%	Eye	xPX	SPD	EV
Esteury Ruiz	CF	AL	121	4%	78%	0.20	44	101	82.7
Sal Frelick	RF	NL	289	13%	81%	0.76	54	104	83.3
Jake Fraley	RF	NL	341	10%	79%	0.52	83	63	84.5
Andrés Giménez	2B	AL	112	6%	80%	0.28	83	115	84.8
Kris Bryant	1B	NL	266	9%	77%	0.43	127	85	85.7
Thairo Estrada	2B	NL	135	4%	76%	0.18	88	105	85.9
Harrison Bader	CF	NL	483	8%	91%	1.00	6	103	85.9
Jeff McNeil	2B	NL	300	6%	89%	0.58	57	128	86.0
Steven Kwan	LF	AL	209	10%	88%	0.92	32	124	86.0
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