Albies, A. Díaz, T. Estrada, Happ, Montgomery

What’s up with Albies? … Ozzie Albies (2B, ATL) entered 2024 with a 22 ADP after blasting a career-high 33 HR to go along with a .280 BA and 13 SB in 2023. However, he has been a disappointment thus far in 2024. What’s going on here?

Year	PA	HR/SB	BA/xBA	bb%/ct%	GB/LD/FB	h%	HctX	PX/xPX	Brl%	HR/F	Spd/SBO/SB%
2021	686	30/20	.259/.259	7/80	31/20/49	28	113	126/129	9%	12%	116/18%/83%
2022	269	8/3	.247/.251	5/80	38/18/45	27	110	105/121	5%	8%	83/15%/37%
2023	664	33/13	.280/.280	7/82	38/20/43	29	125	121/141	8%	15%	96/9%/92%
2024	297	6/5	.262/.254	6/81	36/19/44	30	103	103/89	5%	6%	87/9%/83%

Contact quality has waned:

• Albies’ xPX, Brl%, and HH% have taken a substantial tumble. His Brl% and HH% rank in the 26th percentile and 15th percentile, respectively. His max EV is also down from 110.7 mph to...

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