The Royals picked up outfielder Isaac Collins from the Brewers, as the teams also swapped relief pitchers in the deal. I found this description of Collins contradictory, however (emphasis added):
The 28-year-old finished fourth in the National League Rookie of the Year voting last season after posting a slash line of .263/.368/.411 with a 118 OPS+, nine home runs and 54 RBIs. His profile is one that fits the Royals — lots of contact, not a lot of chase. Evaluators add that he brings consistent and gritty at-bats that make pitchers work.
Collins’ 18.4% chase rate ranked in MLB’s 98th percentile, per Statcast, and he recorded just a 22.5% whiff rate. His 12.9% walk rate was tied for 19th in baseball (minimum 400 plate appearances). While there could be some regression for Collins next year in his second full season in the Major Leagues, the on-base and swing decisions typically aren’t things that fall off for hitters. That skill set is exactly why the Royals targeted him to lengthen the lineup.
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I don’t consider a 22.5% strikeout rate low. (At FanGraphs, it’s 24.4% for his career.) While it’s true that he doesn’t chase and makes contact, it’s also true that he appears to take a lot of called strike threes. That’s not a negative per se, as taking those border line pitches leads to a high number of walks. Collins is not a contact hitter compared to Luis Arraez or Steven Kwan. Taking that border line third strike could be a weakness that pitchers find a way to exploit.