With Isaac, the key has been a lower strikeout rate and higher walk rate, cutting his strikeout rate down from a career-high 33.3% in 2024 to 28.2% so far between Double-A and Triple-A.
As his strikeout rate has declined, his walk rate has soared from 13.3% in 2024 to 18.8% in 2026, currently in the 94th percentile in MiLB in walk rate. It rivaled what he did across a 41-game sample size in 2025, walking at a 19.4% clip.
His power has also returned, as he’s hit a career-high 27 home runs across both levels, showcasing a better hit tool and harder contact, sitting in the 99th percentile in exit velocity (97.7 mph), 97th percentile in barrel percentage (19%), and 98th percentile in hard-hit percentage at 71.4%.
Currently, Isaac is hitting .294/.442/.618 across 10 games with Durham, nearly an identical OPS (1.060) to what Bodine has put up in nine games with the Bulls (1.062).
Continuous Improvements From Bodine
Starting the 30th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft in Single-A Charleston to begin the season was likely a mistake from the Rays front office, but he’s moved up through the organization at lightning speed, not spending more than 37 games at any stop from Single-A to Double-A before his promotion to Durham on August 25.
He has been the poster child of consistency and productivity this year during his rapid rise to Triple-A, with his average at one stop not dipping below .316 and his OPS not dipping below .844, both in Montgomery.
Bodine’s bat-to-ball skills are as good as any player in MiLB, let alone any catcher in MiLB, while being one of the most aggressive hitters at the same time.
His swing percentage overall sits at 57.4%, currently in the 95th percentile in the minors, but his swing percentage on pitches in the zone and contact rate are even higher, with a Z-swing rate of 69.2% and a Z-contact rate of 91.7%.