BATTERS: Digging deeper

Let's continue our look at draft day targets that are appealing for reasons that might not be obvious on the surface.

We can use Statcast metrics to find hitters with hidden talent.

These batters posted the highest average exit velocities in 2021:

  • Average Exit Velocity (EV), 2021*
    
    Name                    Lg  Pos          EV
    ======================  ==  ===========  ====
    Judge, Aaron            AL        RF/DH  95.8
    Stanton, Giancarlo      AL           DH  95.1
    Guerrero Jr, Vladimir   AL        1B/DH  95.1
    Donaldson, Josh         AL        3B/DH  94.1
    Longoria, Evan          NL           3B  94.1
    Tatis Jr, Fernando      NL        SS/RF  93.9
    Acuna Jr, Ronald        NL           RF  93.8
    Ohtani, Shohei          AL           DH ...

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