Edmundo Sosa is not a bad fastball hitter by any means. In fact, he had a .341 wOBA against the pitch in 2022, which was his highest wOBA against any pitch group. Still, his average exit velocity against fastballs (84.7 mph) actually dragged down his overall exit velocity (86.7 mph). That’s right. His lowest exit velocities came against fastballs. In fact, the reason that he was even an above average hitter last season was because he hit well against breaking and offspeed pitches. Generally, those are the more difficult pitches to hit. Now, exit velocity isn’t some kind of end-all-be-all statistic for hitting prowess, but Sosa’s exit velocities of 88 mph against breaking pitches and 87.
Edmundo Sosa’s Next Step
