If you scroll through Luis Arraez’s percentiles, you will once again find what you commonly see in the package of skills that has led him to win three batting titles — all three consecutively — and stand out as one of the best contact hitters in the game.

He remains among the best in xBA percentile, ranking 96th in 2026 — and also over the last three seasons, with his highest point being the 99th percentile in 2024 — in addition to ranking in the 100th percentile in Whiff%, alongside another of the metrics that define his swing: the lowest bat speed in the game, in which he has been in the 1st percentile since 2024.

However, there are two areas in which Arraez worked to improve and managed to make a very interesting turnaround that, without a doubt, has increased his value ahead of free agency in 2027: baserunning and, above all, defense.

The work with Ron Washington since Arraez arrived at the San Francisco Giants to start the season, before being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies at the trade…