Mithrandir Metrics
Diagnostic PIT Refreshed Sep 27 06:00 AM ET
Optimization diagnostic / PIT

Jake Mangum

Jake Mangum's production (82) outpaces the tools grade (73) by 9 points. Primary finding: excessive fly-ball angle — producing popups instead of line drives.

Score
4
Tools
73
Gap
-9.1
Data window 2026-09-12 / 2026-09-26Confidence LOW
Hitter optimization

Swing path and decision map

Jake Mangum's production (82) outpaces the tools grade (73) by 9 points. Primary finding: excessive fly-ball angle — producing popups instead of line drives.

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Launch Angle Too High
-10.0° Current 30° → Target 20°

Flatten swing plane to bring average LA into the 15-22° window

Solid = current angle. Dotted = recommended window.
Diagnosis

Fixable gaps

SignalCauseFixConfidence
Launch Angle Too High0.55Excessive fly-ball angle — producing popups instead of line drivesFlatten swing plane to bring average LA into the 15-22° windowTurning popups into line drives has outsized wOBA impactLOW
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Underlying components

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