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The Good

Riley Greene (OF- DET)

Swinggraphs Scores

Path: 93
Power: 86
Plate: 84
VBA: 100th Percentile (41 Degrees)
Attack Angle: 67th Percentile

Many people in the fantasy community were banging the drum for Riley Greene this season, and thus far he has rewarded them to the tune of a .266 batting average, 17 home runs, 53 runs, 44 RBI, and 4 stolen bases. This has made him a top 12 outfielder in both points and categories leagues. One of the metrics we use here at Swingraphs is our proprietary Vertical Bat Angle data. In simple terms, this is a measure of how flat, or not flat, a hitter’s swing is. The flatter the swing, the higher likelihood of weak contact (we’ll talk more about this with Corbin Carroll later on). Since entering the league, Greene has consistently ranked among the top players in the league in VBA while improving in this area each season. In 2022, he

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New Research Indicates Vertical Bat Angle and Attack Angle Are Essential For Hitter Contact Quality

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We’ve been talking about the importance of Vertical Bat Angle (VBA) and Attack Angle (AA) since publishing Quantitative Hitting in 2018. We recently did another deep dive on the subject and made some adjustments by considering contact quality independent of exit velocity. The results were quite surprising and highlight the need for all players, coaches…...

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