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Johan Rojas: Secret Slugger?

Related Topics: Johan Rojas, Robbie Ray

Take a look at this clip:

Notice anything? It’s a nice-looking double, of course. And it’s off a good pitcher too; Robbie Ray is the real deal. That’s not enough to make the hit terribly interesting though. By all visible measures, it’s fairly routine. But there’s one not-entirely-visible aspect to it that makes it interesting: this was the second-hardest any Phillie has hit the ball this season.

Johan Rojas hit that ball at an exit velocity of 112.4 MPH. Of all the Phillies, only Kyle Schwarber has hit a ball harder this season (his best was 116.