June-July surgers, 2024

With four months of data at our disposal, let's divide the sample size in half and identify the batters whose skills have surged the most over the last two months.

These bats have had the biggest increase in contact rate (ct%) since June 1:

NameLgTmct% 
Apr-May
ct% 
Jun-Jul
ct% 
Δ
Alex JacksonALTAM41%68%27%
Tyler SoderstromALOAK52%76%24%
Matt WallnerALMIN32%53%21%
Kyle HigashiokaNLSD55%74%19%
Xander BogaertsNLSD79%97%19%
Victor RoblesALSEA64%82%18%
Enmanuel ValdezALBOS66%84%18%
Chris TaylorNLLA53%69%17%
Joey GalloNLWAS47%63%16%
Tyler FitzgeraldNLSF61%77%16%
José AbreuALHOU72%84%13%
Miles MastrobuoniNLCHC78%90%13%
Jackson ChourioNLMIL71%83%12%
Zach McKinstryALDET68%80%12%
Lenyn SosaALCHW67%78%12%
NameLgTmct% 
Apr-May
ct% 
Jun-Jul
ct% 
Δ
Ryan JeffersALMIN73%

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