Rooker, Berríos, Ward, Romano, D. Moore

Rooker repeating last year's power breakout … Brent Rooker (OF, OAK) has continued to show elite power after hitting 30 HR last year. He's also improved his BA. Do his skills say this can continue?

Year	PA	HR	xHR	BA	xBA	bb%	ct%	G/L/F	HctX	PX	xPX	HR/F	Brl%
2021*	462	23	NA	0.201	0.231	7%	63%	36/25/39	90	153	123	20%	13%
2022*	368	13	NA	0.204	0.228	0%	43%	48/19/33	126	159	93	NA	5%
2023	526	30	30	0.246	0.233	10%	63%	34/20/48	99	162	155	22%	16%
2024	213	12	13	0.271	0.250	11%	61%	27/25/47	99	209	172	21%	16%

*Includes MLEs

The BA might regress some, but the power is very real:

• After posting a 162/155 PX/xPX in 2023, he's put up an even better 209/172 this year.
• His Statcast power metrics back his elite power. It looks like red paint has been splashed on his profile: 96th percentile xSLG, 94th Brl%, 90th Hard-Hit %,...

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