Expected Slugging Percentage is more indicative of a player's skill than regular slugging percentage, as xSLG removes defense from the equation. Hitters, and likewise pitchers, are able to influence exit velocity and launch angle but have no control over what happens to a batted ball once it ...
His expected batting average (.213, 5th percentile) and expected slugging percentage (.392, 28th percentile) from last year don't paint the most promising picture of his projected production going forward. He will break camp as the team's primary first baseman, but he could be pu...
Kelenic certainly has the potential to be more productive than Eddie Rosario, the only starter who won’t return to a lineup that posted an AL/NL record .501 slugging percentage and matched the MLB record with 307 homers last year. But it’s always been about potential for this 24-year-...
SLG_plusSlugging percentage indexed relative to league average (which is always 100). wRC_plusWeighted runs per PA indexed relative to league average (which is always 100). ISO_plusIsolated power indexed relative to league average (which is always 100). ...
Christopher Morel, designated hitter- In only his second major league season last year, the 24-year-old Morel improved his totals of hits, home runs, RBI, batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage. Dansby Swanson, shortstop- Entering his second season with the Cubs, Swanson...
to Gunnar Henderson to Elly De La Cruz, the only player at Abrams' premium position with a higher slugging percentage or OPS than him is Mookie Betts. And it's not flukey. Abrams is pummeling fastballs and spraying line drives across the field while posting an average exit ve...
The MLB’s averageon-base plus slugging percentage (OPS)so far this year is just .702 (compared to .740 in 2020 and .758 in 2019). At the same time,strikeoutrates have beentrending upwardfor a number of years and are currently outpacing hits. ...
It's now official that he's coming to the majors, and you've got to like a .300 average, .400 on base percentage, and over .500 slugging. It would probably be best to have him bat third in the majors, to keep him focused on using his broad range of skills rather than see him...
But this is an offense that ranked last in homers, 29th in slugging percentage and 27th in runs scored last year. They’ll need to find a way to push more runs across the plate. -- Mandy BellRoyals: Will the bullpen have enough power?The Royals remade their bullpen with strike-thrower...
After a 2023 season where he hit a career-high .307 and slugged .525, Cody Bellinger re-signed with the Cubs. It wasn’t just the career-high batting average that stood out. Most aspects of his game were his best since he won MVP in 2019, like the aforementioned slugging percentage, ...