Abreu #2, Eloy #9 in MLB balls hit over 95+ MPH

[caulfield12]

						Exit Velocity (MPH)				Distance (ft)			Hard Hit			Barrels
Rk.	Player	Team	BBE	LA (°)	SwSp%	Max	Avg	FB/LD	GB	Max	Avg	Avg HR	95 MPH+	%	% Swing	#	Brls/BBE %	Brls/PA %
1	Tatis Jr., Fernando		64	10.3	31.3	112.6	96.1	100.1	91	434	195	403	42	65.6	25.5	14	21.9	13.1
2	Seager, Corey		64	12	39.1	112.8	93.7	99	85.7	444	200	412	36	56.3	24.3	13	20.3	16.7
3	Abreu, Jose		68	6.7	22.1	112.2	91.8	95.4	91	421	141	400	35	51.5	18.3	5	7.4	5.1
4	Walker, Christian		65	10.9	38.5	107.5	91.5	94.9	87.3	451	189	451	35	53.8	19.9	5	7.7	5.6
5	Hernandez, Teoscar		57	20.1	40.4	115.9	95.5	99.3	89.3	466	216	427	35	61.4	24.6	9	15.8	11.3
6	Perez, Salvador		74	13.5	40.5	107.4	90.7	93.1	86.9	447	193	430	33	44.6	17.7	6	8.1	6.5
7	Betts, Mookie		77	15.8	46.8	108.4	90.2	93.4	86.2	409	202	396	33	42.9	24.3	9	11.7	9.1
8	Story, Trevor		73	23.1	42.5	109	90.9	94.4	84	447	229	417	33	45.2	19.1	9	12.3	9.0
9	Jimenez, Eloy		58	4.2	32.8	113.6	92.7	96.3	90.3	428	150	383	33	56.9	21.4	11	19.0	13.3

[ron883]

First off, Abreu is #3, not #2.

 

Second off, damn you for posting this. You saw who #1 is!

[mmmmmbeeer]

Interesting how the two Sox players on this list stick out like sore thumbs when looking at the launch angle column.

[MackowiakYakYak]

Tatis-posting needs to be banned

[maxjusttyped]

Eloy is one of the most obvious swing change candidates in baseball. Menechino needs to earn his money here, because I think there are plenty of organizations that would already have Eloy elevating and pulling the ball much more than the Sox do.

[KipWellsFan]

2 hours ago, maxjusttyped said:

Eloy is one of the most obvious swing change candidates in baseball. Menechino needs to earn his money here, because I think there are plenty of organizations that would already have Eloy elevating and pulling the ball much more than the Sox do.

What's the reason for worrying about launch angle? I personally like it when Eloy goes oppo all the time.

I'm a long-time fan. But the last time I had a lot of time to follow the Sox no one talked about launch angle. So I'm genuinely curious.

[MiddleCoastBias]

5 hours ago, MackowiakYakYak said:

Tatis-posting needs to be banned

I'm torn between being annoyed that people keep trotting out the corpse of that trade, but also entertained each time I'm rick-rolled into thinking something is a genuine thread/post.

[caulfield12]

https://www.bleachernation.com/baseballisfun/2020/08/18/maybe-eloy-jimenez-doesnt-even-need-a-glove/

[Jose Abreu]

5 hours ago, KipWellsFan said:

What's the reason for worrying about launch angle? I personally like it when Eloy goes oppo all the time.

I'm a long-time fan. But the last time I had a lot of time to follow the Sox no one talked about launch angle. So I'm genuinely curious.

The idea is that Eloy/Abreu are hitting the ball hard, but it doesn't yield as many results because lower launch angles mean more ground balls. Objectively, ground ball hitters have less success than line drive/fly ball hitters, for the most part.

 

I'm not worried about it with Eloy, however, as even despite the low launch angle, all of his underlying stats are very encouraging. Even with his impressive numbers, he has been unlucky this year