Originally Posted by BWillie:
Have to say, Mondesi's lack of power this year is a little disappointing. He's 66th out of 73 qualified players in HRs in the AL.
He’s slugging .457 and on pace for 65+ XBH. [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
He’s slugging .457 and on pace for 65+ XBH.
And that's the beauty of Mondesi. He's not a one-trick player. He can hurt you in quite a few ways. If he's struggling with power, he can small ball...turn doubles into triples, etc. If anything, he's only extending the case for his worth this year. Still gets into funks where he swings at bad pitches...but overall a much better approach compared to last year. [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
He’s slugging .457 and on pace for 65+ XBH.
The triples & XBH are nice (mostly a product of his speed though) but I think most of us, including Mondesi himself, would have expected him to have twice as many HRs by now. He still has more raw power than hes showing. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Prison Bitch:
So? All speed based. He isn’t hitting the ball hard this year. I agree, his power is sapped for whatever reason thus far
His average exit velocity is up slightly and his barrel percentage is solid.
He’s hitting the ball just as hard, just isn’t seeing as many of them travel over the fence. If you compare his batter ball charts, he had a lot more get out in 2018 that traveled shorter distances.
His launch angle has flattened slightly but I would suspect some of it is that he plays in a cavernous Park and summer is just starting.
Would guess his rate spikes a bit in the second half and he ends up with 20+ bombs by the end of the year. [Reply]
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