BATTERS: Surgers and faders, 2016 to 2017
Jul 23 2017
Let's continue our look at players whose production and skills have surged or faded the most from 2016 to 2017.
The following bats have seen a substantial spike or drop in their OPS from last season to this one:
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OPS, 2017 YTD vs. 2016* Name League Position OPS 2017 OPS 2016 Diff ================== ====== ======== ======== ======== ===== Judge, Aaron AL RF 1.085 .608 +.477 Mesoraco, Devin NL C .782 .378 +.404 Joseph, Caleb AL C .795 .413 +.382 Altherr, Aaron NL RF .898 .597 +.301 Zimmerman, Ryan NL 1B .939 .642 +.297 Hicks, Aaron AL CF .913 .617 ...
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