You’re the manager perched on the top step of the dugout. Two outs in the ninth inning, score tied, your runner at third base.
Next up is your hitter whose swing generates the fastest bat speed in all of Major League Baseball. Does he hit or do you send up a pinch-hitter whose swing is slower than anyone else in baseball?
Seems like a no-brainer. And it is.
Go with the slowest because his name is Luis Arráez, whose swing meanders an average of 62.4 mph through the strike zone. He’s also the two-time reigning National League batting champion who hit a gaudy .