Mithrandir Metrics

Hitter optimization

Swing path and decision map

James Wood's tools (86) outpace production (72) by 14 points. Primary finding: elite raw contact quality undermined by swing decisions — the bat is dangerous when it connects. Also flagged: Passive In-Zone Approach.

See the swing in 3D →

Passive In-Zone Approach

Pass Attack Pass Attack Attack Attack Pass Attack Pass

Increase in-zone swing rate, especially on fastballs in favorable counts

Hittable takes / Expansion guardrail

Contact-Discipline Mismatch

Hold Hold Hold Hold Attack Hold Hold Hold Hold

Shorten swing against breaking balls while maintaining bat speed on fastballs

Protected takes / Chase risk

Diagnosis

Fixable gaps

Signal	Cause	Fix	Confidence
Passive In-Zone Approach0.50	Excellent plate discipline but too passive on hittable pitches — letting strikes go by	Increase in-zone swing rate, especially on fastballs in favorable countsEach 5pp zone swing increase with maintained contact quality adds ~0.012 wOBA	MEDIUM
Contact-Discipline Mismatch0.65	Elite raw contact quality undermined by swing decisions — the bat is dangerous when it connects	Shorten swing against breaking balls while maintaining bat speed on fastballsMarginal discipline improvement with this power profile has huge upside	MEDIUM

Arsenal / metrics

Underlying components

Component	Usage	Velo	Whiff
No component rows are available for this report.