Kyle Stowers showed excellent batted ball quality and improved contact in 2023, making him a good early stash in spite of his lack of an everyday role.
Cristian Pache made some gains in 2022 that flew under the radar given his ugly overall stats. He has continued that momentum into the spring, making him an intriguing post-hype target in deep leagues.
Steven Kwan's excellent rookie season has garnered owners' attention in 2023 drafts (119 ADP), but his poor batted ball quality questions his staying power.
Using a batter's swinging strike rate as a leading indicator of their contact rate can help us identify batting average outliers, especially in combination with their batted ball metrics.
Kyle Stowers showed excellent batted ball quality and improved contact in 2023, making him a good early stash in spite of his lack of an everyday role.
Cristian Pache made some gains in 2022 that flew under the radar given his ugly overall stats. He has continued that momentum into the spring, making him an intriguing post-hype target in deep leagues.
Steven Kwan's excellent rookie season has garnered owners' attention in 2023 drafts (119 ADP), but his poor batted ball quality questions his staying power.
Using a batter's swinging strike rate as a leading indicator of their contact rate can help us identify batting average outliers, especially in combination with their batted ball metrics.