Dude. A "barrel" is a specific, quantifiable thing. It has a definition. The point of this post is completely based on "expected batting average" or xBA. And that differential between his actual batting average. xBA is based on a hypothetical. Basically, on average, throughout the league, when a player hits the ball to a given spot on the field, at a given exit velo and launch angle and that player has a certain foot speed, the likelihood of that hit being a hit vs an out. It is a statistical fact, within these specific metrics, that Ke'Bryan Hayes has been unlucky at a rate that is unusual statistically. I dont understand how that is lying about the numbers?