Got lost on Fangraphs again..
CHW Ranks:
Launch Angle: 30/30
Barrel%: 22/30
HardHit%: 23/30
BB%: 30/30
edit: OSwing%: 30/30 (caught by Snopek)
Other than Robert and Burger, starters in the lineup are at or very near a career low in Barrel%.
Other than Robert, Vaughn, and Burger, starters in the lineup are at or very near a career low in LA.
The trend for our players since 2020 has been a decline in both values.
Sox have hit the second most ground balls (WSH leads by 10, but has played 3 less games)
If it werent for Burger this offense would be rated the worst in MLB and it wouldn't be close. He barrels balls at a 20% clip which is elite (Robert is at 13% which is great).
The Tampa Bay Rays are filled with players that barrel the ball. 7/9 of their starting lineup have a barrel% above 10% with double digit LAs. Sox have 2 (Burger and Robert)
Other players on the team that have good barrel% but a low LA: Eloy (5.7 LA) and Romy (5.5 LA)
White Sox are way worse than last year in terms of offense as the Menechino Magic is still going strong. Players that are at their career worse GB/FB or GB%:
Tim Anderson
Andrew Benintendi
Eloy Jimenez (52% GB rate)
Yoan Moncada
If Jake Burger had the qualified number of atbats, he would be second to Judge in terms of FB/HR. 30% of flyballs hit by Burger have been home runs. Robert is at 21%.
Vaughn has been incredibly unlucky. I think hes close to turning the corner offensively.
Memo to Sox hitters: Ignore Sox hitting coaches and do what Burger is doing.