Veteran bat leaning on contact and approach
The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.
Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.
| xwOBA preseason | 0.320 |
| xwOBA current pace | 0.272 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.288 |
| Observed weight | 67% |
100th = best in MLB.
SEAGER+ is the promoted plate-discipline index; component rows marked rebadged research are visible diagnostic context, not standalone promoted metrics.
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Jake Cronenworth's tools (75) and production (74) are aligned. Primary finding: elite raw contact quality undermined by swing decisions — the bat is dangerous when it connects. Also flagged: Launch Angle Too High.
Flatten swing plane to bring average LA into the 15-22° window
Solid = current angle. Dotted = recommended window.Shorten swing against breaking balls while maintaining bat speed on fastballs
Protected takes / Chase risk194 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026). Direction profile remains as the v1 context layer when coordinate density is limited.
Aggregate Savant bat-tracking metrics; not per-swing motion capture. The full swing, with the recommended path overlaid, lives in the 3D Swing Simulator.
Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.
| xwOBA Δ | -0.049 |
| wOBA Δ | -0.012 |
| Sample | 440 PA |
negative regression
| Metric | Point | Range | Half-width |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plate Appearances | 540 | -- | -- |
| Home Runs | 13 | -- | -- |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | -- | -- |
| xwOBA | 0.321 | 0.295 to 0.366 | +/- 0.035 |
| ISO | 0.145 | 0.090 to 0.222 | +/- 0.066 |
| Barrel% | 4.3% | 2.4% to 6.8% | +/- 2.2% |
| Hard-Hit% | 38.4% | 32.2% to 45.5% | +/- 6.7% |
| K% | 20.1% | 17.0% to 25.2% | +/- 4.1% |
| BB% | 9.7% | 7.5% to 13.2% | +/- 2.9% |
| BABIP | 0.279 | 0.250 to 0.326 | +/- 0.038 |
| xwOBA | 0.246 |
| K% | 18.0% |
| BB% | 7.9% |
| Barrel | 2.0% |
| xwOBA | 0.287 |
| K% | 16.2% |
| BB% | 9.4% |
| Barrel | 4.5% |
