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

Yordan Álvarez

Yordan Álvarez's tools (86) outpace production (77) by 9 points. Primary finding: excessive fly-ball angle — producing popups instead of line drives.

Score
16
Tools
86
Gap
+8.9
Data window 2026-07-01 / 2026-07-15Confidence LOW
Hitter optimization

Swing path and decision map

Yordan Álvarez's tools (86) outpace production (77) by 9 points. Primary finding: excessive fly-ball angle — producing popups instead of line drives.

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Launch Angle Too High
-17.0° Current 37° → 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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