Mithrandir Metrics
Diagnostic CWS Refreshed Oct 16 06:00 AM ET
Optimization diagnostic / CWS

Miguel Vargas

Miguel Vargas's tools (53) outpace production (46) by 7 points. Primary finding: high exit velocity but low barrel rate — bat-to-ball efficiency is leaving power on the table. Also flagged: Launch Angle Too High.

Score
19
Tools
53
Gap
+7.4
Data window 2026-10-01 / 2026-10-15Confidence LOW
Hitter optimization

Swing path and decision map

Miguel Vargas's tools (53) outpace production (46) by 7 points. Primary finding: high exit velocity but low barrel rate — bat-to-ball efficiency is leaving power on the table. Also flagged: Launch Angle Too High.

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Launch Angle Too High
-11.5° Current 32° → Target 20°

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

Solid = current angle. Dotted = recommended window.
Diagnosis

Fixable gaps

SignalCauseFixConfidence
Power Efficiency Gap0.75High exit velocity but low barrel rate — bat-to-ball efficiency is leaving power on the tableOptimize swing path to increase squared-up rate at productive launch anglesEach 2pp barrel rate increase projects to ~0.015 xwOBA improvementLOW
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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