K ꓘ 32: Hitters Whose April is Masking their Season

Chad (@ChadYoung) takes you through a list of hitters whose overall season wOBA is at least .020 points better or worse than what they have done since May 1. For some of these guys, a rough April is hiding a pretty solid season; for others, a great April (or even a great 10 days) is making an unimpressive season look good. Either way, you'll want to think twice about how you interpret the season-long lines from J.D. Martinez, Avisail Garcia, Ryan Mountcastle, and others.

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Timestamps

2:58 - The ten players whose wOBA since May 1 is the furthest below their season-long line.

4:22 - The decline of Nick Solak

7:37 - He makes this list, but that's no reason to worry about with Ronald Acuna, Jr.

8:16 - Carson Kelly is being carried by a hot start

10:50 - 10 Great Days and a Season of Mediocrity: The J.D. Martinez Story

15:45 - Fading Jazz Chisholm

18:56 - What do we make of Omar Narvaez?

20:45 - A few others in the top 20 - Kris Bryant, Brandon Nimmo, Buster Posey, Ketel Marte

21:34 - The 14 hitters whose season-long line is dragged down the most by a bad April

23:20 - Willy Adames escapes Tampa

24:41 - Looking for opportunities to buy low on Ryan Mountcastle

27:10 - Platoon catcher gold in Elias Diaz

29:03 - Paul Goldschmidt is still a star

31:34 - Jorge Polanco breaks out again

33:32 - A big season from Kyle Schwarber is even better than his season-long line suggests

33:50 - Chad waited too long to admit that Avisail Garcia is good

34:48 - Is it time to bail on Rowdy Tellez?

36:55 - Is it time to buy back in on Gavin Lux?

38:58 - Ian Happ turns his season around

41:35 - A few others who you won't want to ignore - Josh Bell, Francisco Lindor, Lourdes Gurriel, Jr., Marcus Semien

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