Xander Bogaerts's tools (71) outpace production (69) by 2 points. Primary finding: high exit velocity but low barrel rate — bat-to-ball efficiency is leaving power on the table. Also flagged: Launch Angle Too High; Passive In-Zone Approach.
Xander Bogaerts's tools (71) outpace production (69) by 2 points. Primary finding: high exit velocity but low barrel rate — bat-to-ball efficiency is leaving power on the table. Also flagged: Launch Angle Too High; Passive In-Zone Approach.
Flatten swing plane to bring average LA into the 15-22° window
Solid = current angle. Dotted = recommended window.Increase in-zone swing rate, especially on fastballs in favorable counts
Hittable takes / Expansion guardrail| Signal | Cause | Fix | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power Efficiency Gap0.75 | High exit velocity but low barrel rate — bat-to-ball efficiency is leaving power on the table | Optimize swing path to increase squared-up rate at productive launch anglesEach 2pp barrel rate increase projects to ~0.015 xwOBA improvement | LOW |
| Launch Angle Too High0.55 | Excessive fly-ball angle — producing popups instead of line drives | Flatten swing plane to bring average LA into the 15-22° windowTurning popups into line drives has outsized wOBA impact | LOW |
| Passive In-Zone Approach0.50 | Excellent plate discipline but too passive on hittable pitches — letting strikes go by | Increase in-zone swing rate, especially on fastballs in favorable countsEach 5pp zone swing increase with maintained contact quality adds ~0.012 wOBA | MEDIUM |
| Component | Usage | Velo | Whiff |
|---|---|---|---|
| No component rows are available for this report. | |||
