F/F SPOTLIGHT: Ryan Zimmerman

Ryan Zimmerman (1B, WAS) has been one of MLB's top hitters so far in 2017, with 14 HR, a .371BA, and a 1.115 OPS to his credit through May 30th. This surge is a surprising one for the 32-year old, who has been neither healthy nor productive for the past few seasons.

What is driving the resurgence? This ground has been well-covered already in other sources, to the point where Zimmerman himself is fed up with it, per this ESPN article. The key quote from that piece:

"I’m doing it on purpose," he says with a completely straight face, seated in front of his locker. "All offseason, I worked on hitting the ball one-eighth of an inch lower and it's totally paying off. I used lasers and computers, and every time I didn't hit it one-eighth of an...

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