BATTERS: Batting average and power anomalies, 2018
Jul 16 2018
Our expected batting average (xBA) and expected power (xPX) indicators can serve as useful mid-season barometers for the BA and power produced by bats so far in 2018. Extreme outliers from these expected levels can represent good buy-low or sell-high targets at this point in the season.
These batters have the widest BA-xBA variances so far in 2018:
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Batting Average Outliers, 2018 YTD* Name League Position BA xBA Diff ================== ====== ============= ==== ==== ===== Sogard, Eric NL 2B/SS .134 .215 -.081 Guillorme, Luis NL 2B/3B .172 .246 -.074 Maxwell, Bruce AL C .182 .253 -.071 Perez, Carlos AL C .159 ...
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