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Chris Archer Has The Perfect Comment On Luis Arraez

By Andres Chavez June 14, 2022 @andres_chavez13

Luis Arraez #2 of the Minnesota Twins celebrates his single against the Tampa Bay Rays in the sixth inning of the game at Target Field on June 11, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins defeated the Rays 6-5.
(Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)

 

Minnesota Twins infielder Luis Arraez has a unique hitting profile.

He is capable of making contact with pitches at just about every part of the strike zone, and he rarely wastes an at-bat.

This contact-oriented approach is letting him lead MLB in batting average, with .362 before Tuesday’s games.

In 216 plate appearances, he has three home runs and a .362/.444/.436 hitting line.

He has a fine 12.0% walk rate and is striking out at a minuscule 8.3% rate, one of the best marks in the majors.

To sum up, he is one of the toughest at-bats in Major League Baseball.

Chris Archer, Arraez’s teammate on the Twins, provided a pretty good explanation about how to pitch to Arraez.

Spoiler alert: it does not contain any useful advice for pitchers, sadly.

“Chris Archer was asked how he’d pitch to Luis Arráez. He said he’d just throw right down the middle. ‘He’s going to work a tough at-bat every time, so you’re just going to waste six to eight pitches. So you’re better off just letting him do what he’s going to do early,'” Do-Hyoung Park, who covers the Twins for MLB.com, tweeted.

Chris Archer was asked how he'd pitch to Luis Arráez.

He said he'd just throw right down the middle.

"He's going to work a tough at-bat every time, so you're just going to waste six to eight pitches. So you're better off just letting him do what he's going to do early."

— Do-Hyoung Park (@dohyoungpark) June 14, 2022

 

One Of MLB’s Best Pure Hitters

Arraez has always had this kind of profile, but this year, he has taken things to the next level.

If he keeps getting hits at this rate, he will very easily establish a new personal high and has a very solid shot at his first batting title.

Batting average is losing some luster as a stat with each passing year, but the beauty of someone with Arraez’s profile succeeding goes well beyond a simple stat.

It shows us that there are different approaches than hitting home runs.

Opposing pitchers hate facing hitters like Arraez, and for good reason.

He has morphed into a really, really good hitter and is a valuable part of what the Twins are trying to do this year.

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About Andres Chavez

Sportswriter, fantasy sports enthusiast. Covering MLB, NBA, and NFL from every possible angle.

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