Spotlight: Julio Rodríguez
Jun 7 2024
Julio Rodríguez (OF, SEA) hit the ground running in 2022, winning American League Rookie of the Year. He followed that up with an even better season in 2023, batting .275 with 32 HR and 37 SB. That propelled him to lofty heights in fantasy leagues heading into 2024 (3 ADP), but the results haven’t been there thus far. What’s going on?
| Year | PA | HR/xHR | BA/xBA | bb%/ct% | GB/LD/FB | h% | HctX | PX/xPX | HR/F | SB/Spd/SBO |
| 2022 | 560 | 28/26 | .284/.262 | 7/72 | 46/18/36 | 35 | 108 | 146/121 | 21% | 25/137/24% |
| 2023 | 714 | 32/29 | .275/.266 | 7/73 | 48/19/34 | 33 | 115 | 127/103 | 20% | 37/98/30% |
| 2024 | 249 | 4/ - | .265/.210 | 5/70 | 43/24/32 | 36 | 91 | 52/82 | 7% | 14/103/27% |
The skills have been a mixed bag:
- Rodríguez's power skills have taken a tumble. The PX/xPX gap hints that there has been a touch of HR/F misfortune, but the disappointing HR...
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