Mithrandir Metrics

Hitter optimization

Swing path and decision map

Juan Soto's tools (94) outpace production (90) by 3 points. Primary finding: excessive fly-ball angle — producing popups instead of line drives. Also flagged: Passive In-Zone Approach.

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Launch Angle Too High

-9.0° Current 29° → Target 20°

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

Solid = current angle. Dotted = recommended window.

Passive In-Zone Approach

Pass Attack Pass Attack Attack Attack Pass Attack Pass

Increase in-zone swing rate, especially on fastballs in favorable counts

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Diagnosis

Fixable gaps

Signal	Cause	Fix	Confidence
Launch Angle Too High0.55	Excessive fly-ball angle — producing popups instead of line drives	Flatten swing plane to bring average LA into the 15-22° windowTurning popups into line drives has outsized wOBA impact	LOW
Passive In-Zone Approach0.50	Excellent plate discipline but too passive on hittable pitches — letting strikes go by	Increase in-zone swing rate, especially on fastballs in favorable countsEach 5pp zone swing increase with maintained contact quality adds ~0.012 wOBA	MEDIUM

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Underlying components

Component	Usage	Velo	Whiff
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