DJ LeMahieu last season had a career-best year at the plate to complement his excellent defense. He hit .301/.358/.388 for the season. The figures aren’t eye-popping, especially the low slugging percentage, but they combined with his defense to result in a solid two-win season. One of the changes in LeMahieu’s game that might explain his success was that he didn’t pull the ball as much. His pull rate went down, and most of his batted balls went either up the middle or to the opposite field. While correlation is not causation, the link between his batted ball outcomes and a healthy batting average and on-base percentage does count for something.
Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu is hitting the ball harder than ever
