Mithrandir Metrics
Diagnostic MIL Refreshed Jul 16 06:00 AM ET
Optimization diagnostic / MIL

Jake Bauers

Jake Bauers's tools (72) outpace production (78) by -6 points. Primary finding: excessive fly-ball angle — producing popups instead of line drives.

Score
4
Tools
72
Gap
-5.9
Data window 2026-07-02 / 2026-07-16Confidence LOW
Hitter optimization

Swing path and decision map

Jake Bauers's tools (72) outpace production (78) by -6 points. Primary finding: excessive fly-ball angle — producing popups instead of line drives.

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Launch Angle Too High
-12.7° Current 33° → Target 20°

Flatten swing plane to bring average LA into the 15-22° window

Solid = current angle. Dotted = recommended window.
Diagnosis

Fixable gaps

SignalCauseFixConfidence
Launch Angle Too High0.55Excessive fly-ball angle — producing popups instead of line drivesFlatten swing plane to bring average LA into the 15-22° windowTurning popups into line drives has outsized wOBA impactLOW
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Underlying components

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