K. Carpenter, Bello, Kwan, Paddack, J. Meyers

Carpenter is surging... Kerry Carpenter (OF, DET) has 13 home runs, one stolen base, and a .274 BA in 229 PA in 2025. He dealt with injuries over the past two seasons, which led to limited opportunities. Could Carpenter have a breakout season?

Season	PA	HR/SB	BA/xBA	ct%	h%	QBaB	GB%/FB%	PX/xPX	HR/F	SB%/SBO	BPX
2022	113	6/0	.252/.241	69%	0.3077	CBc	40%/44%	152/159	19%	0%/0%	155
2023	459	20/6	.278/.252	72%	0.3392	BCc	45%/36%	114/118	19%	100%/6%	96
2024	293	18/0	.284/.280	72%	0.3333	BAc	38%/45%	189/149	21%	0%/3%	307
2025	229	13/1	.274/.265	79%	0.2956	AAc	35%/48%	139/133	16%	50%/5%	226

It sure looks like a breakout season:

• Carpenter improved his contact rate by five percentage points compared to his career average (73%). He has been more aggressive, with a 55.8% swing rate and a 75.1% zone swing rate....

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