Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield had a hard time finding his power stroke last season but made up for it with 40 stolen bases, second in baseball. Across 162 games, he slashed .277/.317/.395 with 10 HRs, 97 runs, and 74 RBI. His batted ball data wasn't very impressive, ranking in the 6th percentile for HardHit% and barrelling the ball just 3.5% of the time. His .277 batting average isn't bad, but his .262 xBA looks worse. Despite this, Merrifield's HR/FB was a minuscule 5%, ...