Crushing the ball.
Nothing to show for it.

These bats are barreling at an elite clip — 9%+ of batted balls at the exit velocity and launch angle where home runs live — but haven't cleared a fence in a week or more. Contact quality leads results: when the barrels are there, the drought is usually the part that's lying.

Barrel and hard-hit rates from season pitch-level data; droughts from MLB's official scoring. More: today's susceptible pitchers · how the model works · track record. For entertainment purposes only.