SPOTLIGHT: Ronald Acuña, Jr.
Aug 12 2023
When we last checked in with Ronald Acuña Jr. (OF, ATL) back in late-May, we talked about how he finally looked like himself again after dealing with lingering pain/soreness in his surgically-repaired right knee in 2022 (July 2021 torn ACL). Heading into 2023, the hope was that with a normal offseason and being further removed from the ACL injury we would see a rebound season. That has certainly been the case, as Acuna is in the midst of his best season yet. How are things under the hood?
This is an elite collection of skills:
- The year-to-year leap in ct% is one of the biggest we've ever seen and the BA spike is largely backed by xBA.
- An above-average bb% boosts OBP.
- Acuna's HR total and power metrics were down in 2022, but they've...
Almost!
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