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  2022 vs 2023 season (Part 2) In the second part, we will analyze the 2023 season. Despite having seen his performance in both seasons ( check out Part 1 ), Arraez received more media attention during this season, making significant adjustments that helped him excel far beyond players with similar characteristics. One example: Steven Kwan (Guardians) . Since his debut in 2022, he has been head-to-head with Luis Arraez in contact stats, swing and miss, strikeout, batted balls, etc.  In 2022, Arraez had 56 swings and misses, Kwan was second with 78 S&M in all MLB. Within the strike zone, Kwan had the lowest percentage in MLB with 5.5%, followed by Arraez with 5.6%. In Batted balls, Kwan had 509, Arraez 507. In batting average: Arraez .316, Kwan .298.  In 2023, the same trend continued, with Arraez and Kwan leading in the mentioned stats, but the big difference was the hitting quality. Arraez had 544 batted balls(BBE), of which 203 were hits, being 37% of the BBE. In Kw...

  2022 vs 2023 season (Part 1) One of the best hitters of the current era, Luis Arraez is steadily building his legacy. In 2022, he was crowned American League Batting Champion with an ideal start, averaging .318 / .377/ .324/ .314 in the first four months, finishing the season with a .316 BA and surpassing Aaron Judge, who ended the campaign with a .311 BA (and won the AL MVP that year). Although it wasn't the highest average in MLB (Jeff McNeil - .326 BA), Arraez began to attract attention with his unique hitting style. Additionally, he had the lowest strikeout rate with 7.1%, and only 43 strikeouts. In 2023, things changed for Luis Arraez. After being traded to the Miami Marlins , he faced a bigger challenge: leading the Marlins to the postseason and winning the Batting Title, competing against strong contenders like Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and Ronald Acuña. The 2023 season was very special for Arraez, as he averaged .438/.330/.406/.354 in the first four months, closing...