DIVISIONAL OUTLOOK: AL West—Smoak's murky future

Seattle Mariners

Nearing the end  of another rough season, SEA gets some credit for sticking with 1B Justin Smoak after a slow start that left him with a .245/.352/.378 line at the season's halfway point. Smoak has taken off since then, but questions remain. 

Smoak   AB   BA    xBA   bb%   ct%  Eye   PX   HR   G/L/F    hr/f  h%
=====   ===  ====  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ==  ========  ==== ===
1H      188  .245  .222  14%   74%  0.61   93   6  40/20/40  11%  30%
2H      119  .311  .289  11%   72%  0.45  183   7  26/29/45  18%  38%

YTD     307  .270  .251  13%   73%  0.55  127  13  34/24/42  14%  33%

The elevated 2H h% amid contact in line with Smoak's history suggest that the 2H BA won't survive. The more interesting question is...

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