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Will the Diamondbacks Have a Power Hitter Next Season?

Although trades and free agent acquisitions could change the answer, the keys to finding an answer are:

  • Define ‘power hitter.’ For this article, the key measure is homers per plate appearance. Nevertheless, two other measures could help define a ‘power hitter:’ barrel %, and hard hit %. These measures can be found at Baseball Savant.
  • Project how well the Diamondbacks will bat. Good projection systems reflect player skills and are understandable. Although there are many projections available, let’s look at a few projections that a baseball fan could find on-line.

How do a few projection systems differ?