Daniel Vogelbach, Seattle Mariners
The Mariners have officially faded from the top of the American League West division to the bottom, but they can still hit, and Vogelbach is a product of that. As he’s received more playing time since debuting in 2016, he’s progressively gotten more productive.
Check out how his strikeout rate, ISO, and wRC+ have progressed over the years.
The kind of progress every hitting coach dreams of seeing.
Vogelbach has already slugged 14 homers because of a fly-ball-heavy approach — his 52.6% fly-ball rate is the highest in baseball among qualified hitters as of Wednesday night. He’s posted a top-20 homer-to-fly-ball ratio (27.5%) because it’s been accompanied by just a 5.9% infield-fly rate.
And he’s doing this with only a 52.4% swing rate on strikes, along with an 80.8% contact rate in this situation. As a frame of reference, the league averages are 67.6% and 84.7%, respectively.
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