8 Hitters With Major HR/FB Upside

How does one project a power breakout? It is difficult, perhaps impossible, to develop a system that more often than not uncovers a player due for a power spike. So rather than sift through an array of underlying metrics searching for clues, there’s an easier way. It’s the same thing we do when we look at a hitter’s BABIP and compare it to his xBABIP or check a pitcher’s BABIP and assume better/worse fortune the following year will lead to improved/decreased performance.

For hitter HR/FB rate, we can use my xHR/FB equation I developed and compare what the hitter actually did (HR/FB rate) versus what the hitter perhaps should have done (xHR/FB rate). It’s not necessarily a case of projecting a power breakout, but a simple increase, which certainly might represent a surge to new heights, or simply a rebound off a disappointing previous season result.

I looked at all hitters who hit at least 50 fly balls (about a month and a half’s worth of data for a typical hitter) and compared their actual HR/FB rate to their xHR/FB, then sorted by the difference. These eight players were hand-picked based on fantasy attractiveness and all have major upside, which is likely not incorporated into any computer system’s projections (though, they are baked into my Pod Projections!).

8 Hitters With Major HR/FB Upside

Name	Avg Distance	Avg Abs Angle (AAA)	SD Dist (SDD)	xHR/FB	Actual HR/FB	Difference
Jonathan Lucroy	283.8	20.2	66.2	17.3%	7.6%	-9.7%
Stephen Piscotty	301.0	28.2	53.5	20.6%	11.7%	-8.9%
Matt Wieters	302.2	20.8	63.8	21.3%	12.9%	-8.4%
Wil Myers	297.9	21.6	67.1	21.9%	13.6%	-8.3%
Giovanny Urshela	273.9	22.0	66.3	15.7%	8.5%	-7.2%
Gregory Polanco	275.1	20.8	58.9	12.6%	5.5%	-7.1%
Marcell Ozuna	282.3	25.3	57.4	16.0%	9.3%	-6.7%
Mark Trumbo	291.7	22.7	66.3	20.5%	14.5%	-6.0%
Unweighted Lg Avg (50 FB min)	279.4	20.6	58.2	10.0%	11.5%

Jonathan Lucroy is coming off an injury plagued season that also saw him post his worst wOBA since 2011. All the important metrics moved in the wrong direction — a surging K%, coupled with a plummeting ISO and FB%. But lo and behold, his batted ball distance is right in line with where it’s sat the previous two seasons, while his SDD hit a new career high. A stable Hard% also supports the notion that he didn’t lose any power at all. For whatever reason, the results just weren’t there. He represents a great opportunity to grab a pretty clear rebound candidate for cheaper than he’ll likely cost in years.

One caveat, and it’s pretty major, is that he has underperformed his xHR/FB in five of his six seasons. And it has been a pretty severe underperformance, which is odd considering he calls a top HR park home. Still, he’ll be better in 2016, though I wouldn’t look for a high teens HR/FB rate!

Stephen Piscotty! This is what I was looking at that inspired me to ask the silly question of whether he was “the Superest of the Stars“. I won’t rehash what I discussed just last week, but if he does indeed hit second and have right field all to himself, he could be a bargain and the breakout we actually did see coming.

I haven’t calculated my dollar values yet so my initial rankings that were posted along with the rest of the gang last week don’t mean a whole lot. But, I was the most optimistic ranker of Matt Wieters, and his appearance above is precisely why. With math involved, perhaps he doesn’t come in 8th among catchers, but I’m rather confident I’ll remain the most, or one of the most, bullish. The recovery from TJ surgery dragged on longer than expected last year, but that should be over with now and he should be good to go. Even without the injury concerns, many are going to be concerned about the performance — a .155 ISO is his lowest since 2010. But, his 300+ distance was the highest of his career and the first time he even breached the 290 level. Don’t worry about the performance.

Oh, Wil Myers, have you disappointed us again?! Yes, yes you have. The poor guy cannot stay off the disabled list. But injury concerns aside, Myers showed serious pop last year and the ability to absolutely clobber it every once in a while (check out that SDD). This was Myers’ highest distance in his three seasons. It’s true that Petco is likely going to hurt his HR/FB rate given its right-handed HR park factor that ranks tied for third lowest in baseball. But no park is extreme enough to explain the entire discrepancy between his actual HR/FB rate and xHR/FB rate. With his missed time and overall disappointingness, there is probably going to be some real profit potential.

Hmmm, Giovanny Urshela’s name was a surprise to find here. He did post an ISO of nearly .200 during his time at Triple-A in 2014, but Kiley McDaniel called his power just average before the 2015 season. Now here’s the issue — his inflated xHR/FB rate is primarily driven by an above average AAA and well above average SDD, both of which are less sustainable year-to-year than distance. And his distance is actually below average. BUT! The AAA and SDD don’t have zero correlation of course and the SDD is actually not too much lower than distance. So his marks still hold some predictive value. I just wouldn’t consider a 15.7% HR/FB rate mark reasonable upside to hope for. That said, he could surprise with a low teens mark, perhaps 11% or 12%, which might still be well above what anyone else is expecting.

One might want to point to PNC Park as to why Gregory Polanco so underperformed his xHR/FB rate. Since it sports the seventh lowest left-handed home run park factor in baseball, it’s a reasonable explanation. Surprisingly though, his home HR/FB rate is actually double his away mark through his short career! It’s true that his distance, like Urshela’s, is also below league average and he makes up for it with slightly higher marks in the other two components, which is not what I typically like to see. But surely he could manage better than a weak 5.5% HR/FB rate this season, right?! If he improves, it will be looked upon as simply a young hitter improving. But really, he just wasn’t as bad from a power perspective last year as his results indicated. Also, might I add that his ISO actually increased from 2014 to 2015, so it may have just been a rearrangement of his extra-base hits that led to the HR/FB rate decline.

I was rooting hard for Marcell Ozuna to be traded when rumors were heating up. I was getting all giddy when the Rangers were mentioned and the thought of scooping him up in AL-Only Tout Wars. Even if he remains a Marlin heading into the season, do not forget that the fences are being moved in (as if Giancarlo Stanton needed any more help!). At home, Ozuna’s HR/FB rate sits at just 8.6% for his career, versus a 14.3% mark in away games. He should enjoy a double boost this season — from the friendlier home confines and the bounce back in results to more closely match his xHR/FB rate.

After swatting 30+ homers in 2012 and 2013, Mark Trumbo has launched just 36 home runs in the last two seasons combined. Hit ISO has dropped below .200 and HR/FB rate fallen from around 21% to 14% and change. But his distance is right around where he has sat every single year, while both his AAA and SDD marked new career bests. In fact, that xHR/FB rate was also a career high. You know what’s cool? He takes a power profile that likely would have yielded better results regardless of park to an Orioles home field that boosts right-handed home runs. A return to a 20% HR/FB rate isn’t so far-fetched.

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And now, due to popular request, and because I’m a slave to you readers, I present to you the entire list of hitters who had a negative difference between their HR/FB rates and xHR/FB rates (patience, the downsiders are coming tomorrow):

HR/FB Upsiders

Name	Flyballs + HRs (won’t match FG!)	Avg Distance	Avg Abs Angle (AAA)	SD Dist (SDD)	xHR/FB	Actual HR/FB	Difference
Josh Phegley	39	304.0	21.8	65.5	22.9%	12.0%	-10.9%
Nick Hundley	53	289.1	24.8	66.2	20.9%	10.1%	-10.8%
Scott Van Slyke	38	302.2	17.0	60.9	18.4%	8.7%	-9.7%
Jonathan Lucroy	56	283.8	20.2	66.2	17.3%	7.6%	-9.7%
Stephen Piscotty	44	301.0	28.2	53.5	20.6%	11.7%	-8.9%
DJ LeMahieu	56	287.7	22.4	55.5	15.2%	6.7%	-8.5%
Alberto Callaspo	45	264.5	18.7	61.4	9.9%	1.4%	-8.5%
Matt Wieters	39	302.2	20.8	63.8	21.3%	12.9%	-8.4%
Wil Myers	31	297.9	21.6	67.1	21.9%	13.6%	-8.3%
Jean Segura	68	269.2	28.6	53.2	12.7%	5.3%	-7.4%
Giovanny Urshela	39	273.9	22.0	66.3	15.7%	8.5%	-7.2%
Gregory Polanco	90	275.1	20.8	58.9	12.6%	5.5%	-7.1%
Hernan Perez	37	263.4	20.3	56.0	8.4%	1.4%	-7.0%
Tyler Flowers	45	270.9	22.0	73.7	17.9%	11.0%	-6.9%
Rajai Davis	51	286.2	21.7	58.8	15.8%	9.1%	-6.7%
Marcell Ozuna	54	282.3	25.3	57.4	16.0%	9.3%	-6.7%
Cameron Rupp	42	286.5	20.9	66.4	18.4%	11.8%	-6.6%
Scooter Gennett	48	267.8	27.0	56.9	13.0%	6.7%	-6.3%
Yangervis Solarte	105	275.4	22.6	60.9	14.3%	8.0%	-6.3%
Cameron Maybin	47	279.6	26.5	64.4	18.6%	12.3%	-6.3%
Brandon Barnes	34	264.2	24.1	54.1	9.6%	3.4%	-6.2%
Christian Yelich	34	297.0	23.5	56.7	18.6%	12.5%	-6.1%
Mark Trumbo	82	291.7	22.7	66.3	20.5%	14.5%	-6.0%
Chris Johnson	40	270.0	23.1	56.8	11.7%	5.7%	-6.0%
Clint Robinson	56	286.9	20.4	63.4	17.1%	11.2%	-5.9%
Brad Miller	75	280.2	22.5	62.5	16.1%	10.3%	-5.8%
Ben Paulsen	37	291.6	20.9	67.5	20.1%	14.3%	-5.8%
Cliff Pennington	36	266.2	22.2	60.7	11.8%	6.0%	-5.8%
Matt Duffy	86	286.5	21.0	57.7	15.1%	9.4%	-5.7%
Jordy Mercer	61	276.1	19.6	49.5	8.7%	3.0%	-5.7%
Aaron Hill	61	275.5	21.5	54.9	11.5%	5.9%	-5.6%
Starling Marte	72	303.7	20.5	70.4	24.1%	18.6%	-5.5%
Chris Coghlan	77	287.4	22.5	65.9	19.2%	13.7%	-5.5%
Yasiel Puig	51	283.4	20.8	68.5	18.4%	13.1%	-5.3%
Josh Harrison	82	273.4	21.0	49.4	8.7%	3.4%	-5.3%
Miguel Cabrera	81	296.7	23.8	62.9	21.0%	15.8%	-5.2%
Eddie Rosario	94	275.3	22.4	62.3	14.8%	9.6%	-5.2%
Paulo Orlando	33	284.6	20.9	62.0	16.3%	11.1%	-5.2%
Adam Jones	94	298.5	19.9	69.0	21.9%	16.8%	-5.1%
Troy Tulowitzki	96	281.9	22.6	64.2	17.3%	12.2%	-5.1%
Rene Rivera	61	275.8	19.5	53.8	10.2%	5.2%	-5.0%
Adeiny Hechavarria	61	268.0	23.5	52.1	9.5%	4.5%	-5.0%
Travis Snider	32	273.1	19.8	60.9	12.4%	7.4%	-5.0%
Kolten Wong	91	267.5	22.6	60.5	12.2%	7.2%	-5.0%
Leonys Martin	33	275.2	18.6	60.4	12.2%	7.2%	-5.0%
Seth Smith	79	287.6	22.1	56.4	15.4%	10.5%	-4.9%
Jhonny Peralta	107	279.0	21.5	65.0	16.3%	11.5%	-4.8%
Grady Sizemore	51	272.9	18.9	63.6	13.0%	8.2%	-4.8%
Alex Rios	94	273.3	17.3	52.4	8.0%	3.3%	-4.7%
Asdrubal Cabrera	116	271.1	22.9	61.0	13.4%	8.7%	-4.7%
Brett Lawrie	82	290.5	20.4	58.9	16.3%	11.6%	-4.7%
Abraham Almonte	30	274.8	19.0	65.6	14.3%	9.6%	-4.7%
Lonnie Chisenhall	58	268.9	19.7	60.8	11.3%	6.6%	-4.7%
Nick Ahmed	76	272.3	19.8	60.1	11.9%	7.3%	-4.6%
Robinson Chirinos	40	291.4	19.8	61.9	17.4%	12.8%	-4.6%
Carlos Gomez	77	283.0	19.7	59.5	14.3%	9.7%	-4.6%
Michael Bourn	58	263.2	16.5	51.1	4.6%	0.0%	-4.6%
Jimmy Rollins	113	273.4	21.7	56.8	11.8%	7.3%	-4.5%
C.J. Cron	60	296.2	17.7	65.1	18.9%	14.4%	-4.5%
Jace Peterson	88	277.7	17.6	52.2	9.2%	4.7%	-4.5%
Jayson Werth	63	277.0	23.8	60.6	15.2%	10.8%	-4.4%
Ruben Tejada	61	275.6	17.0	50.2	7.6%	3.2%	-4.4%
Wilson Ramos	56	285.7	29.2	61.3	20.2%	15.8%	-4.4%
Aaron Hicks	72	278.0	20.1	65.3	15.5%	11.1%	-4.4%
Francisco Cervelli	60	279.0	20.0	54.9	11.7%	7.3%	-4.4%
Joc Pederson	80	300.0	19.7	73.6	24.0%	19.7%	-4.3%
Mark Canha	86	278.8	21.4	63.6	15.6%	11.4%	-4.2%
Gregor Blanco	49	275.4	19.2	55.2	10.5%	6.3%	-4.2%
Michael Taylor	58	281.0	25.4	65.4	18.8%	14.6%	-4.2%
Chase Headley	94	273.8	19.2	60.7	12.2%	8.1%	-4.1%
Kevin Pillar	99	253.2	22.8	65.8	10.7%	6.6%	-4.1%
Cesar Hernandez	42	251.1	20.2	57.0	5.6%	1.5%	-4.1%
Brian Dozier	142	284.4	24.0	60.8	17.2%	13.1%	-4.1%
Daniel Murphy	124	279.2	18.8	58.0	12.3%	8.3%	-4.0%
Eduardo Escobar	92	274.8	21.7	60.3	13.5%	9.5%	-4.0%
James McCann	53	276.7	21.0	57.0	12.4%	8.4%	-4.0%
Andre Ethier	67	288.6	21.8	58.3	16.3%	12.3%	-4.0%
Yunel Escobar	61	278.7	18.7	58.2	12.3%	8.3%	-4.0%
Aramis Ramirez	106	280.7	21.2	57.2	13.5%	9.6%	-3.9%
Billy Butler	86	286.5	20.6	57.2	14.7%	10.8%	-3.9%
Prince Fielder	124	279.1	19.0	67.6	16.1%	12.2%	-3.9%
Anthony Gose	54	268.1	21.5	56.0	10.1%	6.2%	-3.9%
Caleb Joseph	67	280.1	22.1	57.9	14.1%	10.3%	-3.8%
Matt Holliday	31	266.4	25.8	54.9	11.3%	7.5%	-3.8%
Jake Lamb	56	280.1	18.9	53.6	10.9%	7.2%	-3.7%
Adrian Beltre	104	285.5	19.5	56.3	13.6%	9.9%	-3.7%
Marcus Semien	95	279.3	21.2	56.0	12.7%	9.1%	-3.6%
Carlos Santana	99	276.3	22.0	64.3	15.5%	11.9%	-3.6%
Starlin Castro	85	277.9	17.7	58.9	11.9%	8.3%	-3.6%
Brandon Belt	83	288.5	19.7	63.2	17.1%	13.6%	-3.5%
Elian Herrera	40	277.0	23.8	56.3	13.5%	10.0%	-3.5%
Jacoby Ellsbury	76	268.5	19.9	56.8	9.7%	6.2%	-3.5%
Cody Asche	70	273.5	19.5	63.5	13.4%	9.9%	-3.5%
Ian Kinsler	140	265.5	20.9	54.3	8.5%	5.0%	-3.5%
Brandon Crawford	80	303.1	19.6	60.4	19.7%	16.2%	-3.5%
Randal Grichuk	61	296.9	22.5	68.4	22.6%	19.1%	-3.5%
Yonder Alonso	54	271.4	18.6	55.2	9.3%	5.8%	-3.5%
Jake Smolinski	26	292.4	23.9	49.8	14.9%	11.5%	-3.4%
Logan Morrison	101	284.0	17.5	63.5	15.0%	11.6%	-3.4%
Yadier Molina	91	267.7	22.2	45.6	6.3%	2.9%	-3.4%
Ben Zobrist	102	276.6	22.0	57.7	13.1%	9.7%	-3.4%
Matt Joyce	41	272.6	16.3	59.3	10.0%	6.6%	-3.4%
David Freese	51	284.4	25.2	63.8	19.0%	15.6%	-3.4%
Charlie Blackmon	104	276.0	17.8	62.1	12.7%	9.3%	-3.4%
Anthony Rendon	52	281.8	17.5	50.5	9.5%	6.2%	-3.3%
Howie Kendrick	45	302.0	20.9	53.6	17.4%	14.1%	-3.3%
Jung-ho Kang	53	298.8	16.5	68.4	20.2%	16.9%	-3.3%
Brock Holt	56	265.9	18.5	49.6	5.7%	2.4%	-3.3%
Lorenzo Cain	120	279.4	21.1	60.4	14.4%	11.2%	-3.2%
Yasmani Grandal	66	293.9	20.4	65.2	19.5%	16.3%	-3.2%
Ian Desmond	76	296.6	20.1	61.2	18.6%	15.4%	-3.2%
Adam LaRoche	78	286.4	17.8	57.5	13.5%	10.3%	-3.2%
Pablo Sandoval	86	275.3	18.9	56.7	10.9%	7.8%	-3.1%
Jarrod Saltalamacchia	40	287.4	18.1	66.7	17.4%	14.3%	-3.1%
Adrian Gonzalez	107	302.3	19.2	61.0	19.5%	16.4%	-3.1%
Robinson Cano	89	290.3	19.6	67.0	19.0%	15.9%	-3.1%
Anthony Rizzo	141	287.9	18.4	66.4	17.6%	14.6%	-3.0%
Brandon Moss	103	284.4	18.1	63.6	15.5%	12.5%	-3.0%
Melky Cabrera	92	266.1	22.6	56.5	10.3%	7.3%	-3.0%
Sean Rodriguez	32	280.0	13.5	60.4	11.0%	8.0%	-3.0%
Kevin Kiermaier	67	266.5	22.9	58.6	11.4%	8.4%	-3.0%
Brayan Pena	38	255.9	16.1	52.2	3.0%	0.0%	-3.0%
Justin Turner	79	285.7	22.8	60.4	16.8%	13.9%	-2.9%
Freddy Galvis	100	263.7	21.1	51.9	7.2%	4.3%	-2.9%
Corey Dickerson	27	308.2	19.8	61.3	21.4%	18.5%	-2.9%
Domonic Brown	29	282.5	16.2	56.1	11.2%	8.3%	-2.9%
Martin Prado	67	266.7	21.7	55.5	9.7%	6.8%	-2.9%
Matt Kemp	119	291.6	21.1	59.4	17.1%	14.3%	-2.8%
Buster Posey	111	285.3	20.3	55.9	13.8%	11.0%	-2.8%
Kendrys Morales	139	286.5	20.7	61.1	16.3%	13.5%	-2.8%
Chris Owings	79	270.6	19.7	46.0	6.0%	3.2%	-2.8%
Jonathan Schoop	48	302.7	21.1	60.1	20.2%	17.4%	-2.8%
Will Middlebrooks	63	286.0	16.3	59.5	13.5%	10.7%	-2.8%
J.J. Hardy	65	271.5	21.5	53.9	10.1%	7.4%	-2.7%
Mitch Moreland	87	296.7	19.6	68.1	21.0%	18.3%	-2.7%
Jason Heyward	65	277.3	20.8	62.8	14.7%	12.0%	-2.7%
Sam Fuld	29	252.9	19.2	59.4	6.5%	3.8%	-2.7%
Will Venable	32	276.2	22.1	59.5	13.8%	11.1%	-2.7%
A.J. Pierzynski	70	261.2	22.3	62.1	11.0%	8.4%	-2.6%
Elvis Andrus	99	260.0	23.9	50.1	6.9%	4.3%	-2.6%
Nolan Arenado	139	295.2	21.7	66.7	21.1%	18.5%	-2.6%
Carlos Beltran	113	279.9	20.9	58.4	13.7%	11.1%	-2.6%
Trevor Plouffe	123	283.0	21.3	58.2	14.6%	12.0%	-2.6%
Salvador Perez	105	286.0	20.3	58.4	15.0%	12.4%	-2.6%
Chris Iannetta	61	274.3	19.1	63.7	13.5%	10.9%	-2.6%
Cory Spangenberg	32	277.4	22.0	49.2	10.1%	7.5%	-2.6%
Freddie Freeman	89	294.4	21.6	60.1	18.3%	15.8%	-2.5%
Rusney Castillo	39	279.5	24.6	50.5	12.3%	9.8%	-2.5%
Marlon Byrd	87	291.0	22.6	64.9	19.8%	17.3%	-2.5%
Steve Pearce	68	280.0	23.4	63.3	16.8%	14.3%	-2.5%
Andres Blanco	35	275.8	16.5	65.6	13.3%	10.9%	-2.4%
Dustin Ackley	45	294.1	22.0	51.6	15.1%	12.7%	-2.4%
Adam Eaton	79	275.0	20.6	61.1	13.3%	10.9%	-2.4%
Justin Upton	114	282.7	21.0	66.7	17.6%	15.2%	-2.4%
Joe Panik	73	262.7	23.0	55.7	9.3%	6.9%	-2.4%
Todd Frazier	139	287.3	18.3	66.6	17.5%	15.1%	-2.4%
Juan Lagares	66	265.0	22.0	51.6	7.9%	5.5%	-2.4%
Stephen Vogt	97	274.2	21.8	64.2	14.9%	12.5%	-2.4%
Kyle Seager	142	276.7	20.9	62.4	14.4%	12.1%	-2.3%
Ender Inciarte	64	262.5	19.9	54.7	7.4%	5.1%	-2.3%
Derek Dietrich	44	297.9	21.1	48.8	14.6%	12.3%	-2.3%
Austin Jackson	67	273.2	24.3	55.2	12.4%	10.1%	-2.3%
Andrew McCutchen	115	299.7	17.1	55.8	15.9%	13.6%	-2.3%
Blake Swihart	39	272.9	22.8	53.1	10.8%	8.6%	-2.2%
A.J. Pollock	83	291.1	21.7	54.5	15.4%	13.2%	-2.2%
Nick Markakis	76	257.8	20.3	49.1	4.3%	2.1%	-2.2%
Justin Maxwell	41	287.6	23.5	51.2	14.1%	11.9%	-2.2%
Derek Norris	83	274.6	19.4	56.9	11.1%	8.9%	-2.2%
Johnny Giavotella	65	256.3	21.6	51.6	5.5%	3.3%	-2.2%
Travis d’Arnaud	64	278.1	21.6	67.8	17.2%	15.0%	-2.2%
Kurt Suzuki	97	261.8	21.0	49.2	5.7%	3.5%	-2.2%
Kris Bryant	121	292.3	20.4	61.9	17.9%	15.8%	-2.1%
Marwin Gonzalez	52	285.9	19.0	62.6	15.9%	13.8%	-2.1%
Jason Kipnis	83	266.2	20.8	55.2	9.0%	6.9%	-2.1%
Ryan Flaherty	46	294.3	19.7	54.9	15.4%	13.4%	-2.0%
Carlos Sanchez	48	257.1	24.3	56.8	9.0%	7.0%	-2.0%
Denard Span	30	274.0	17.3	59.1	10.8%	8.8%	-2.0%
Odubel Herrera	55	259.6	20.4	61.5	9.6%	7.6%	-2.0%
Ryan Zimmerman	61	280.1	21.7	69.6	18.4%	16.5%	-1.9%
Manny Machado	124	293.7	23.2	61.8	19.5%	17.6%	-1.9%
Erick Aybar	90	254.1	17.2	55.2	4.2%	2.3%	-1.9%
Xander Bogaerts	89	266.0	23.9	46.9	7.2%	5.3%	-1.9%
Addison Russell	82	278.0	19.3	56.5	11.7%	9.8%	-1.9%
Gerardo Parra	96	280.6	22.0	53.3	12.4%	10.6%	-1.8%
Brandon Guyer	60	275.5	21.1	52.6	10.4%	8.6%	-1.8%
Jonny Gomes	37	274.2	20.3	60.1	12.6%	10.8%	-1.8%
Ryan Goins	56	262.8	20.0	55.7	7.9%	6.1%	-1.8%
Evan Longoria	134	280.6	21.3	54.6	12.6%	10.8%	-1.8%
Jedd Gyorko	85	288.9	19.1	59.4	15.5%	13.7%	-1.8%
Victor Martinez	101	278.0	19.2	49.2	8.9%	7.2%	-1.7%
Mike Moustakas	134	276.2	18.3	61.9	12.9%	11.2%	-1.7%
Chase Utley	72	270.1	18.5	54.7	8.7%	7.0%	-1.7%
Danny Espinosa	50	285.6	21.0	59.9	15.8%	14.1%	-1.7%
Michael Brantley	96	266.5	21.0	61.5	11.6%	9.9%	-1.7%
Jose Iglesias	45	256.9	21.7	47.1	4.0%	2.4%	-1.6%
Jose Reyes	72	252.3	14.8	64.5	6.2%	4.7%	-1.5%
Curtis Granderson	143	289.9	21.3	56.7	15.8%	14.3%	-1.5%
Mike Zunino	66	282.0	18.9	53.9	11.6%	10.1%	-1.5%
Jay Bruce	127	281.1	19.0	62.7	14.7%	13.3%	-1.4%
Eugenio Suarez	71	274.2	22.2	59.9	13.5%	12.1%	-1.4%
Dexter Fowler	114	267.5	22.9	59.4	11.9%	10.6%	-1.3%
Darin Ruf	49	281.4	23.2	66.3	18.2%	16.9%	-1.3%
Jimmy Paredes	47	285.1	21.6	59.2	15.6%	14.3%	-1.3%
Conor Gillaspie	36	262.4	19.2	55.6	7.4%	6.1%	-1.3%
Mark Reynolds	71	278.8	20.6	59.7	13.8%	12.5%	-1.3%
Joe Mauer	69	285.9	20.3	49.7	11.6%	10.3%	-1.3%
Tyler Collins	40	271.9	20.9	49.7	8.3%	7.1%	-1.2%
Avisail Garcia	77	276.8	19.3	60.3	12.9%	11.7%	-1.2%
Kevin Plawecki	34	266.6	18.5	50.8	6.3%	5.1%	-1.2%
Jake Marisnick	58	270.9	21.8	57.3	11.4%	10.2%	-1.2%
Colby Rasmus	102	280.4	25.8	65.1	18.7%	17.6%	-1.1%
Angel Pagan	95	257.5	18.4	48.8	3.2%	2.1%	-1.1%
Nick Swisher	33	284.8	18.5	55.4	12.6%	11.5%	-1.1%
Jorge Soler	56	291.0	18.2	56.8	14.6%	13.5%	-1.1%
Mookie Betts	146	272.8	20.4	52.2	9.3%	8.2%	-1.1%
Jed Lowrie	62	275.2	21.9	55.2	11.8%	10.8%	-1.0%
Daniel Descalso	31	265.2	24.2	56.3	10.7%	9.8%	-0.9%
Juan Uribe	68	278.8	16.7	66.8	14.6%	13.7%	-0.9%
Didi Gregorius	103	261.2	20.8	53.1	6.9%	6.0%	-0.9%
J.T. Realmuto	81	261.4	22.7	55.6	8.8%	7.9%	-0.9%
Jose Ramirez	69	255.6	22.6	54.7	7.0%	6.1%	-0.9%
Nick Castellanos	120	274.7	21.4	51.7	10.1%	9.2%	-0.9%
Kelly Johnson	55	295.3	19.1	65.9	19.6%	18.7%	-0.9%
David DeJesus	51	263.1	22.6	50.5	7.3%	6.4%	-0.9%
Gregory Bird	37	305.3	19.7	62.9	21.2%	20.4%	-0.8%
Luis Valbuena	96	291.6	22.3	59.0	17.5%	16.7%	-0.8%
Adam Lind	93	286.2	21.5	56.2	14.7%	14.1%	-0.6%
Alex Gordon	80	290.0	18.7	54.4	13.6%	13.0%	-0.6%
Josh Reddick	105	270.8	20.2	58.7	11.2%	10.6%	-0.6%
Rougned Odor	77	278.4	21.2	55.6	12.4%	11.8%	-0.6%
Dioner Navarro	49	269.0	17.7	56.9	8.9%	8.3%	-0.6%
Brett Gardner	105	271.2	22.2	56.9	11.6%	11.0%	-0.6%
Neil Walker	114	275.8	17.7	56.4	10.4%	9.9%	-0.5%
Yasmany Tomas	39	288.0	17.3	57.0	13.5%	13.0%	-0.5%
A.J. Ellis	36	289.4	19.3	56.1	14.5%	14.0%	-0.5%
Torii Hunter	101	286.4	24.5	55.3	15.8%	15.4%	-0.4%
Martin Maldonado	35	279.1	18.0	47.4	7.9%	7.5%	-0.4%
Omar Infante	91	252.9	17.9	48.7	1.8%	1.4%	-0.4%
Alexi Amarista	54	260.4	17.4	50.0	3.9%	3.6%	-0.3%
Maikel Franco	43	298.0	17.8	56.9	16.2%	15.9%	-0.3%
Alex Rodriguez	114	299.3	21.6	67.3	22.3%	22.1%	-0.2%
Jose Bautista	163	286.7	20.4	67.4	18.6%	18.4%	-0.2%
Brandon Phillips	89	265.4	20.5	53.0	7.8%	7.6%	-0.2%
Josh Donaldson	140	301.7	22.1	64.2	22.0%	21.8%	-0.2%
Stephen Drew	92	271.6	22.4	56.9	11.8%	11.6%	-0.2%
Preston Tucker	53	292.6	18.8	58.3	15.8%	15.7%	-0.1%
Alcides Escobar	121	255.0	18.7	47.0	2.0%	1.9%	-0.1%
Lucas Duda	127	285.7	19.4	62.4	16.0%	15.9%	-0.1%