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Eric Young Jr.

Rockies Career team 2009–2013
Number #9
Position Left Fielder
Bats Both
Throws Right
Age 41
Height 5' 10"
Weight 195 lbs
Birth Place New Brunswick, NJ
Born May 25, 1985

Key Insights

2018
The shape of his contact says what kind of hitter he is

Young Jr. averages 2.7 degrees off the bat: 25% of his contact is in the air and 55.6% of it is on the ground.

72 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.
He cannot get the bat on the ball in the big spots

With a runner in scoring position Young Jr. averages 75.5 mph off the bat, against 86.6 with the bases empty.

16 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 57 without.
There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Young Jr. is at his best against left-handers, on fastballs: a .826 OPS there against .551 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.
He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Young Jr. averages 84.2 mph off the bat, 16th percentile in the league.

117 plate appearances in 2018. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 536th in MLB.
He is a pull hitter, and defences can set up for it

Young Jr. pulls 25.6% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 29.3%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

21 pulled, 37 up the middle and 24 the other way over 82 located batted balls.
He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 1.4% of Young Jr.'s batted balls are barrelled, 20th percentile.

117 plate appearances in 2018. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 516th in MLB.

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Player Bio Data
DOB May 25, 1985
Birth Place New Brunswick, NJ
Height 5' 10"
Weight 195 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Both/Right
College/Draft Chandler-Gilbert CC AZ