BATTERS: Plate skill surgers, 2013 to 2014

The surging plate skills of batters can often foreshadow future growth, especially among guys that are young enough to be on a growth curve.

Let's take a look at the hitters whose plate skills surged the most between 2013 and 2014.

First, these guys increased their walk rates the most from 2013 to 2014:

• bb% 2014 vs. 2013*
  
  Name                    Position  League  bb% '13  bb% '14  Diff
  ======================  ========  ======  =======  =======  ====
  Hicks, Aaron                  CF      AL       8%      16%   +8%
  McKenry, Michael               C      NL       4%      12%   +7%
  Dickerson, Chris              LF      FA       4%      11%   +7%
  Gose, Anthony                 CF      AL       3%       9%   +6%
  Cruz, Tony                  ...

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