PLAYER CASE STUDY: Geraldo Perdomo
Geraldo Perdomo burst onto the scene in 2025 with a top 5 season in the MLB by fWAR.
How?
Is it sustainable?
I did a deep dive into his pitch splits, batted ball data and underlying numbers.
Here’s what I saw and why I think it's legit!🧵⬇️
I built a data-driven model to identify potential 2026 MLB breakout hitters.
Out of 303 players screened, only 9 qualified.
Five were selected as my final breakout picks.
Here's how the "Four-Bucket Model" works, and my five picks! 🧵⬇️
RHP Gunnar Hoglund, heading from Blue Jays to Athletics in Matt Chapman trade, was 19th overall pick in 2021 and Jays’ No. 4 prospect, per @MLBPipeline. SS/3B Kevin Smith was Jays’ No. 9 prospect and LHP Zach Logue No. 27.