I wrote a recent article about why I believed Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas was poised for a big season in 2017. However, I wanted to add some more facts that I failed to mention in my earlier piece.
Over on Fangraphs.com, Randy Holt pointed out that Mike Moustakas suffered from an unusually bad Batting Average Balls in Play (BABIP) in his short 2016 season. Further, Moustakas’ plate discipline continued to improve with a low 11.5% strikeout rate. Meanwhile, Moustakas’ hard-hit percentage zoomed to a career-high 37.4%. Even with the horrendous .