Christian Walker Might Be Due For Positive Power Regression

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesI was having a random conversation with Jack a few days ago comparing Kevin Cron to Christian Walker, specifically how Cron seems to have a leg up on Walker due to his swing seeming to be more flyball friendly. Then I stumbled upon something that was REALLY intriguing to me:

Christian Walker has the lowest rate of homers per barrel in the MLB.

Among MLB hitters with at least 10 barrels (the minimum Statcast would allow me to set), Christian Walker is tied with Mookie Betts for last with only 40%. Amusingly, both batters have 10 homers on 25 barrels (meaning one of Walker’s homers didn’t count as a barrel per Statcast). This seems really strange to me…