It’s been a tough start to the season at the plate for the Atlanta Braves, especially for top prospect Drake Baldwin.Â
On the surface, he’s 0-for-7 with a walk in eight trips to the plate. Without a trained eye and some advanced stats, it would be easy to get the impression that he’s struggling. Perhaps that’s only true when considering his struggle with luck.Â
He’s been hitting the ball hard and hasn’t been able to find a hole. Here are his five hardest hit balls, the result of the ball in play and what the analytics say his expected batting average is.