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Diagnostic PHI Refreshed Sep 4 06:00 AM ET
Optimization diagnostic / PHI

Kyle Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber's tools (91) outpace production (87) by 4 points. Primary finding: excessive fly-ball angle — producing popups instead of line drives.

Score
9
Tools
91
Gap
+4.0
Data window 2026-08-21 / 2026-09-04Confidence LOW
Hitter optimization

Swing path and decision map

Kyle Schwarber's tools (91) outpace production (87) by 4 points. Primary finding: excessive fly-ball angle — producing popups instead of line drives.

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Launch Angle Too High
-11.0° Current 31° → Target 20°

Flatten swing plane to bring average LA into the 15-22° window

Solid = current angle. Dotted = recommended window.
Diagnosis

Fixable gaps

SignalCauseFixConfidence
Launch Angle Too High0.55Excessive fly-ball angle — producing popups instead of line drivesFlatten swing plane to bring average LA into the 15-22° windowTurning popups into line drives has outsized wOBA impactLOW
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Underlying components

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