Whit Merrifield Is Striking Out A Ton
6 years agoKansas City Royals utility man Whit Merrifield is known for his speed, his versatility, his late start in the majors, and his contact rate. He's not usually known for whiffing. That's what he's really excelling at recently though. Over his last eight games, the man with a career strikeout percentage of just 16% has struck out a whopping 41% of the time. He's still a successful hitter, as he's hit safely in all but one of those games and is batting .333 during that time, but that whiff rate is absolutely unsustainable. It's unlikely this is a new permanent trend, but it's certainly something to follow.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com