It hasn't necessarily made him a better hitter overall, though. After posting a .374 wOBA last year, he's at .366 in 2009. The fly balls come with a trade-off - more outs. His batting average on balls in play has dropped from .317 last year (and .330 for his career) down to .271, and it's not just bad luck - extreme flyball hitters simply don't post high BABIPs, because fly balls turn into outs a lot more often than ground balls do.

The average BABIP for the ten guys with a FB% over 50% is .263. Among that group, Granderson's .271 BABIP actually ranks fourth, well ahead of guys like Dan Uggla, Jason Giambi, and Chris Young. As long as Granderson keeps hitting the ball in the air this often, we shouldn't expect regression from his BABIP. However, the Tigers will probably take a little bit of a drop in batting average if Granderson hits 30+ home runs this year. Either way, he's still a terrific player.