Mithrandir Metrics
Diagnostic KC Refreshed Sep 3 06:00 AM ET
Optimization diagnostic / KC

Vinnie Pasquantino

Vinnie Pasquantino's production (76) outpaces the tools grade (67) by 9 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
9
Tools
67
Gap
-9.3
Data window 2026-08-19 / 2026-09-02Confidence LOW
Hitter optimization

Swing path and decision map

Vinnie Pasquantino's production (76) outpaces the tools grade (67) by 9 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
-12.0° 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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