BATTERS: Young targets, 2021 updated

Let's continue our identification of the most skilled young players in the game by moving on to hitters.

These bats have been the most skilled young guys in the game so far in 2021:

50+ BPV, Age 28 or Under*

Name           Age  Lg  Position     bb%  ct%  Eye   PX   xPX  Spd  EV    Brl%   BPV
=============  ===  ==  ===========  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===  ===  ====  =====  ===
Buxton, B       27  AL           CF   4%  75%  0.17  230  148  113  94.2  21.7%  128  
Tatis Jr, F     22  NL           SS  12%  69%  0.48  232  172  101  92.7  18.9%  120
Guerrero Jr, V  22  AL        1B/DH  14%  82%  0.97  157  116   77  94.8  15.4%  109
Acuna, R        23  NL           CF  12%  77%  0.64  167  132  105  94.5  18.8%  100
Ramirez, J      28  AL  ...

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