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The Dodgers’ Enigma: What’s Holding Back Baseball’s Most Promising Powerhouse?

The Dodgers’ Enigma: What’s Holding Back Baseball’s Most Promising Powerhouse?

Betts’ average exit velocity and hard-hit percentage declined last year, per Baseball Savant, and those numbers dropped even more this season. He was able to maintain offensive production by hitting the ball at the perfect launch angle often and, consequently, keeping the ball off the ground.

Last season, Betts had a launch-angle sweet-spot percentage (which measures how often you hit a ball at the ideal launch angle) in the 92nd percentile of all hitters. He only hit the ball on the ground 27.0% of the time. In 2025, his launch-angle sweet-spot percentage is down to the 54th percentile and he’s hitting it on the ground 34.5% of the time.

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