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Are you sure? The website doesn't mention that. I just added a rookie plan into my cart - I already have a pro, so I can't actually try and check out with it.
.800 isn't an arbitrary threshold. It's pretty much a benchmark for a productive hitter.
I don't know what you mean by "quality ML bat" and "knows how to hit." Like, I think I know what you mean, but those are platitudes that get thrown around far too often to the point that they don't mean anything at all. But when I see him flail away on a low and outside slider for the umpteenth time, I don't necessarily consider that a quality ML bat who knows how to hit. He can run into a fastball from time to time and crush mistakes, but I don't know if I'd put him in the category of a "professional hitter" like I would for Adley.
I agree that Mounty has a place here, but I also don't find myself considering him super core member of the team. He's a fan favorite and understandably so, and that's fine, per your comp to Trey Mancini. But Mancini never was long for this team, I don't believe Mountcastle is either.