Eduardo Nunez
- Brls/PA – 1.4
- AvgEV – 86.5 MPH
- MaxEV – 104.9 MPH
- 95 MPH+ – 17
- wRC+ – 107
- .269/.319/.448
Nunez has kicked off a fine follow up to his 2017 season. He’s been a slightly above average hitter with similar pop to last year but has seen a drop in his BABIP from .333 to .281. As a career .307 BABIP hitter, you can expect that to improve a bit going forward which will bring all of his triple slash numbers up.
As a slightly better than league average bat with the ability to play passable defense at most positions on the diamond, he’s holding his own so far.
Andrew Benintendi
- Brls/PA – 2.5
- AvgEV – 87.2 MPH
- MaxEV – 107.7 MPH
- 95 MPH+ – 19
- wRC+ – 108
- .243/.365/.400
Andrew Benintendi is still trying to get things going in 2018. His wRC+ is up a little bit from last season, but his slugging suggests he’s not driving the ball quite as well. This is mostly due to a drop in BABIP, like Nunez, which should improve going forward. His 2017 season BABIP was an almost perfect league average at .301. So far in 2018, it’s .267 which is a significant drop.
His Brls/PA are down from 4.0, but his AvgEV and MaxEV are similar at 87.1 MPH and 108.6 MPH respectively. If the BABIP comes up to league average, expect Benintendi to look similar to the hitter he was last year for the Red Sox.