Surgers, 2025 vs. 2024

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

These hitters (min 30+ AB in 2024 and 2025) have posted the largest increases in exit velocity (EV) so far in 2025:

  2025 vs. 2024
NameLgct%Eye SwK%Chase %EV LA Brl%
Cavan BiggioAL9%0.22 0.3%-0.2%7.8 (0.3)1.5%
Connor JoeNL-1%(0.23)-4.6%-5.2%7.7 (4.5)-4.7%
Ryan KreidlerAL-18%(0.11)5.5%7.1%7.7 3.3 -0.2%
Kody ClemensAL-5%0.14 1.2%-8.3%7.4 (5.8)8.7%
Addison BargerAL4%0.11 -1.4%-5.5%6.9 0.2 4.9%
Thomas SaggeseNL2%0.04 1.3%-6.9%6.2 2.1 3.6%
Nolan JonesAL4%(0.00)0.0%1.8%6.0 7.6 3.7%
Kris BryantNL3%(0.12)1.1%-5.6%5.6 (5.5)3.0%
Will BensonNL19%0.14 -3.7%0.1%5.4 (6.5)8.5%

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