Rest of Season Projection
JamesCategoryLawrence
22HR ←9
78R ←32
57RBI ←27
15SB ←8
.255AVG ←.224
Current Season
JamesCategoryLawrence
16HR ←3
53R ←17
39RBI ←14
10SB ←4
.272AVG ←.164
What Each Player's System Trusts
James Wood
- xwobaSIGNALstable xwOBA 0.432, +0.117 vs league — production is earned
- hard_hit_pctSIGNALelite, already-stable contact quality
- k_pctSIGNALstrikeout rate 29% is stable and high — caps the floor
Lawrence Butler
- babipNOISEBABIP 0.210 suppressed and unstable — dragging results below the bat
- hard_hit_pctSIGNALcontact quality already past its threshold and intact — the bat is fine
James Wood: 22 HR / 78 R. Lawrence Butler: 9 HR / 32 R. Different roster decisions — see individual verdicts.
Bare-stats comparison (narrative review pending).