Hitting Contact Standards
-A
Very inconsistent contact; indiscriminate swinger; 10-20% contact
A
Somewhat inconsistent contact; indiscriminate swinger; 20-30% contact
A+/-AA
Somewhat consistent contact; somewhat selective swinger; 30-40% contact
AA
Very consistent contact; selective swinger; 40-50% contact
AA+/-AAA
Consistent contact on difficult strikes; selective swinger; 50-60% contact
AAA
Hits "with the pitch" inside/outside; equal mix of grounder & line drives; 60-70% contact
AAA+/-Maj
Hits "with the pitch" inside/outside with power; consistent line drives; 70-80% contact
Maj
Consistent line drives, makes powerful contact with all strikes, able to drive inside/outside pitches; ~80% contact
Maj+
Demonstrates great power irrespective of pitch location; rarely fails to hit ball hard; ~90% contact