Are MLB’s Top Hitters Struggling or Sabotaged? The Shocking Truth Behind Their Slow Starts Revealed!
Joc Pederson, Texas Rangers
The Numbers: .094/.181/.153, 0 HRs; 41.3 RV+; -4 wRC+; -1.0 fWAR
What’s gone wrong? Every single thing. Just like the Diamondbacks last year, the Rangers have used Pederson almost exclusively against right-handed pitchers. Unlike the Diamondbacks, the Rangers have not gotten good results. He’s 8 for 85 with just four extra-base hits and a 34.4 BIP+ after posting a 149 in 2024.
It’s possible Pederson is just going through one of the most exaggerated, accelerated decline phases we’ve seen in a while, made worse by a baseline inability to hit lefties.

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