K. Carpenter, Bello, Kwan, Paddack, J. Meyers

Carpenter is surging... Kerry Carpenter (OF, DET) has 13 home runs, one stolen base, and a .274 BA in 229 PA in 2025. He dealt with injuries over the past two seasons, which led to limited opportunities. Could Carpenter have a breakout season?

SeasonPAHR/SBBA/xBAct%h%QBaBGB%/FB%PX/xPXHR/FSB%/SBOBPX
20221136/0.252/.24169%0.3077CBc40%/44%152/15919%0%/0%155
202345920/6.278/.25272%0.3392BCc45%/36%114/11819%100%/6%96
202429318/0.284/.28072%0.3333BAc38%/45%189/14921%0%/3%307
202522913/1.274/.26579%0.2956AAc35%/48%139/13316%50%/5%226

It sure looks like a breakout season:

  • Carpenter improved his contact rate by five percentage points compared to his career average (73%). He has been more aggressive, with a 55.8% swing rate and a 75.1% zone swing rate....

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