Larnach, Crochet, Toro, H. Brown, Singleton
May 16 2024
Larnach might be breaking out ... After hitting 20 home runs with two stolen bases and a .222 BA in 693 plate appearances (2021-2023), Trevor Larnach (OF, MIN) has three homers with a .328 BA in 70 plate appearances. Is he running hot, or can we identify any skill changes?
| Season | PA | HR | BA/xBA | BB% | ct% | h% | GB%/FB% | PX/xPX | HR/F | BPX |
| 2021 | 301 | 7 | .223/.192 | 10% | 60% | 34% | 47%/36% | 99/83 | 13% | 0 |
| 2022 | 180 | 5 | .231/.228 | 11% | 64% | 33% | 43%/40% | 147/143 | 12% | 79 |
| 2023 | 212 | 8 | .213/.210 | 13% | 61% | 30% | 33%/49% | 138/187 | 15% | 61 |
| 2024 | 70 | 3 | .328/.235 | 7% | 77% | 39% | 39%/45% | 107/110 | 14% | 134 |
It's a mix of skill changes and luck factors:
- Given the h%, luck factors have been in Larnach's favor. However, he's significantly improved his contact rates, which jumped 14 percentage points from his career average. Larnach used to play better in OBP...
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