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In the past week, Tommy Edman has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to study power). Compiling a lowly an 83.9-mph average exit velocity over the past two weeks, Tommy Edman has been in a slump in recent games. Tommy Edman has been optimizing his launch angle on his hardest hit balls quite poorly recently, posting a 3.5° angle on such balls in the past two weeks. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.269) implies that Tommy Edman has been lucky since the start of last season with his .307 actual wOBA.

Long-balls are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Tokyo Dome has the shallowest in the majors. Andy Pages has been hot in recent games, posting a a 25% Barrel% (an advanced metric to study power) in the last 7 days. In the last week, Andy Pages's swing has been well optimized for home runs, notching a 37.5% of balls hit with a launch angle in the optimal range of 23° to 34°. As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Andy Pages has been unlucky since the start of last season. His .310 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .343. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Andy Pages ranks in the 96th percentile with a 20.6° launch angle, which is among the most flyball-inducing angles in the game.

Long-balls are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Tokyo Dome has the shallowest in the majors. In the last week's worth of games, Dansby Swanson has displayed impressive power, recording a a 14.3% Barrel% (a reliable stat to measure power). Putting up a 91.4-mph average exit velocity in the last two weeks' worth of games, Dansby Swanson has been in great form of late. Since the start of last season, Dansby Swanson's flyball exit velocity (an advanced standard to evaluate power) grades out in the 89th percentile at 95 mph.

Long-balls are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Tokyo Dome has the shallowest in the majors. Seiya Suzuki has hit one of the hardest balls in MLB in the last 14 days — 115.5-mph — which is a good measure of recent form and raw power. Seiya Suzuki has been zeroed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs in recent games, lifting balls between 23° and 34° 31.6% of the time in the past 14 days. Seiya Suzuki ranks in the 94th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (19.7% rate since the start of last season). Checking in at the 93rd percentile, Seiya Suzuki has notched a .365 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) since the start of last season.

Long-balls are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Tokyo Dome has the shallowest in the majors. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Teoscar Hernandez's maximum exit velocity (a strong indicator of recent form and raw power) has been 114.1-mph, which qualifies as one of the hardest-hit balls in the majors. Teoscar Hernandez has recorded a .354 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, placing in the 90th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data. Since the start of last season, Teoscar Hernandez's 15% Barrel%, an advanced metric for measuring power, places him in the 95th percentile among his peers. Teoscar Hernandez's 96.3-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable stat to evaluate power) ranks in the 95th percentile since the start of last season.

Long-balls are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Tokyo Dome has the shallowest in the majors. Ian Happ has hit one of the hardest balls in baseball in the last 14 days — 111.4-mph — which is a favorable indicator of recent form and raw power. Using Statcast metrics, Ian Happ grades out in the 84th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .347. Ranking in the 86th percentile, the hardest ball Ian Happ has made contact with since the start of last season reached a maximum exit velocity of 114 mph -- an advanced indication of underlying power ability. Ian Happ ranks in the 95th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (20.1% rate since the start of last season).

Long-balls are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Tokyo Dome has the shallowest in the majors. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.321) implies that Pete Crow-Armstrong has had some very poor luck since the start of last season with his .289 actual wOBA. Pete Crow-Armstrong has done a favorable job optimizing his launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls. His 20.6° figure is among the highest in the majors since the start of last season (97th percentile).

Long-balls are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Tokyo Dome has the shallowest in the majors. Michael Busch has been optimizing his launch angle on his hardest hit balls quite well recently, notching a 33.9° angle on such balls in the past 14 days. Michael Busch has done a favorable job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-hit balls. His 19.5° figure is among the highest in baseball since the start of last season (95th percentile). In notching a .337 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) since the start of last season, Michael Busch is ranked in the 78th percentile. Michael Busch has put up a .318 BABIP since the start of last season, checking in at the 81st percentile.

Long-balls are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Tokyo Dome has the shallowest in the majors. In the past two weeks' worth of games, Miguel Amaya's swing has been well optimized for base hits, notching a 54.2% of balls hit with a launch angle in the optimal range of -4° to 26°. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.247) provides evidence that Miguel Amaya has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season with his .232 actual batting average.

Long-balls are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Tokyo Dome has the shallowest in the majors. Extreme flyball batters like Miguel Rojas usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Yoshinobu Yamamoto. By putting up a .284 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Miguel Rojas is ranked in the 90th percentile. Sporting a 1.41 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Miguel Rojas has demonstrated impressive plate discipline, checking in at the 94th percentile. Miguel Rojas has put up a .280 batting average since the start of last season, grading out in the 87th percentile.

Long-balls are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Tokyo Dome has the shallowest in the majors. Enrique Hernandez has hit one of the hardest balls in the majors over the last two weeks — 110.1-mph — which is a favorable proxy for recent form and raw power. Enrique Hernandez has been zeroed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits lately, striking balls between -4° and 26° 50% of the time over the last two weeks.

Jon Berti has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Markus Betts has gone over 1.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

Frederick Freeman has gone over 0.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.

Kyle Tucker has gone over 0.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.

Maxwell Muncy has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Shohei Ohtani has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Michael Conforto has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.