BATTERS: BPV leaders, April 2017

Let's take a look at our first installment of the hitters who posted the best skills during the previous month.

The list of the most skilled bats in April is headed by a trio of first basemen:

  • 75+ BPV, April 2017*
    
    Name                League    Position   bb%  ct%  Eye   PX   HctX  xPX  Spd  BPV
    ==================  ======  ===========  ===  ===  ====  ===  ====  ===  ===  ===
    Thames, Eric            NL           1B  18%  73%  0.78  276   145  180   85  174
    Freeman, Freddie        NL           1B  16%  81%  1.00  223   131  170  113  170
    Zimmerman, Ryan         NL           1B   6%  77%  0.30  268   127  186   88  165
    Harper, Bryce           NL           RF  19%  78%  1.10  220   119  134  114  164
    Judge, Aaron            AL          ...

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