With the rise of sabermetrics in the baseball sphere, walks and home runs have become increasingly pursued around the league regardless of how high a clip hitters strike out. Just take a look at some of the biggest sluggers this season: Kyle Schwarber, James Wood, and Munetaka Murakami all rank near the top of the leaderboards in isolated power, walk rate, and strikeout rate alike.
This archetype has been coined the "three true outcomes" hitter, in which a plate appearance ends in a home run, walk, or strikeout. These are results that account solely for the hitter and pitcher. TTO percentage is calculated by adding up a player's home run, walk, and strikeout totals and dividing by plate appearances, essentially a simplified version of FIP for batters.
While these players may not be as appealing as a more well-rounded hitter, they still have their place in the draft. Andrew Fischer …