5 MLB hitters who are underperforming based on their advanced metrics
Another week of baseball comes with another week of underwhelming hitters. From below . 100 batting averages and almost no barrels, to over a .
250 gap in xwOBA and over a . 400 gap in xSLG, we look at which MLB hitters have been unproductive at the plate over the last seven days. Here are five of the most underperforming hitters, whose advanced metrics suggest they should be playing better.
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He has an xwOBA of . 520, a . 268 gap above his weekly wOBA, meaning that his contact quality is at an elite level, but the results aren’t showing up yet.
His hard-hit rate (57. 1%), barrel rate (23. 8%), and average exit velocity (93.
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