FACT/FLUKES: Desmond, A.J. Burnett, A. Hill, Gyorko, Leake
Sep 15 2013
Desmond repeats ... Ian Desmond (SS, WAS) was one of the big surprises of 2012 as he broke out with a 20/20 season and a .292 batting average. The huge BA and HR gains seemingly came from nowhere, and were widely expected to fall back in 2013, but Desmond's encore performance has been more of the same:
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% Eye h% HH% G/L/F PX HR hr/f SB/CS Spd ==== === ==== ==== === === ==== == === ======== === == ==== ===== === 2010 525 .269 .257 5 79 0.26 32 26 53/16/32 88 10 8% 17/ 5 122 2011 584 .253 .239 6 76 0.25 32 22 52/18/31 79 8 6% 25/10 128 2012 513 .292 .279 6 78 0.27 33 33 48/18/35 142 25 18% 21/ 6 112 2013 549 .284 .267...
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