BATTERS: Second half surgers, 2019

Identifying production and batting eye changes from one half to the next can help you allocate your speculative dollars most efficiently.

Let's take a look at the hitters from 2019 who showed the greatest growth in either their OPS or batting eye (BB/K) ratio from before and after the All-Star Break.

The following bats experienced a substantial spike in their OPS between the 1H and 2H of 2019:

  • OPS, 2019 Post-ASB vs. Pre-ASB*
    
    Name                League  Position     OPS 1H  OPS 2H  Diff
    ==================  ======  ===========  ======  ======  =====
    Ramirez, Jose           AL           3B    .652   1.105  +.453
    Romine, Austin          AL            C    .560    .914  +.354
    Hernandez, Teoscar      AL           CF    .628    .939 ...

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