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4 years agoKansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield has been dominant at the top of the team's lineup so far this year. Through nine games, he's slashing .375/.405/.719 with three home runs, 10 RBI, six runs and a stolen base. His hard-hit rate (35.7%) is up significantly from last year (27.3%) and he ranks amongst the top 10% of the league in wOBA (.452). One of his biggest strides so far, however, has been in his average launch angle. He's hovered around an average launch angle of about 16 degrees the past four years. So far this year, he's had an average launch angle of 19.9 degrees. If that remains consistent, we could see a power breakout from Merrifield, who has never reached 20 home runs in a season.--Andrew Ericksen - RotoBaller
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