The rise in Sabermetrics the last couple of decades has given us tools to dig deeper into a batter’s statistics other than the traditional home runs, batting average and runs batted in. We have focused on the BABIP and hard-hit percentage (explanations on these terms linked here) and how we can use those and other measuring sticks to see what kind of production we might get out of two Kansas City Royals hitters next season.
Jorge Soler was not too far below the league BABIP average of .301, registering a .294 number. 2018 was a smaller sample size and he put up a .