Early underlying surgers, 2024

With nearly two months of data for us to analyze, let's take a look at the batters whose contact and batted ball quality have increased the most from 2023 to 2024.

These hitters (min 30+ AB in 2023 and 2024) have posted the largest increases in contact rate (ct%) so far in 2024:

Name	Lg	Tm	ct% '23	ct% '24	ct% Δ
Elehuris Montero	NL	COL	61%	78%	17%
Connor Wong	AL	BOS	64%	81%	17%
Jonathan Aranda	AL	TAM	64%	79%	14%
Trevor Larnach	AL	MIN	61%	75%	14%
Jo Adell	AL	LAA	57%	71%	14%
Mark Vientos	NL	NYM	67%	81%	14%
Brayan Rocchio	AL	CLE	67%	80%	13%
Ryan O'Hearn	AL	BAL	76%	90%	13%
Pavin Smith	NL	ARI	76%	90%	13%
Mike Ford	NL	CIN	63%	76%	13%
Vidal Bruján	NL	MIA	72%	85%	12%
Ramón Urías	AL	BAL	72%	84%	12%
Kyren Paris	AL	LAA	58%	69%	11%
Patrick Wisdom	NL	CHC	59%	70%	11%
Christopher Morel	NL	CHC	66%	77%	11%
Name	Lg	Tm	ct% '23	ct% '24	ct% Δ
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