FACTS/ FLUKES: Marte, Niese, Utley, Rosenthal, Schafer
May 15 2013
Marte blazing unsustainable trail ... With a dozen stolen bases in limited playing time, Starling Marte's (OF, PIT) rookie season didn't disappoint anyone. But no one expected what he's doing so far in his first full season, outperforming his better know teammate Andrew McCutcheon (OF, PIT).
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% h% Eye PX FB% hr/f Spd SBO% HR/SB ==== === ==== ==== === === === ==== === === ==== === ==== ===== 2011 536 .297 .260 3 80 36 0.16 100 -- -- 112 26% 9/19 2012 555 .256 .263 5 74 32 0.21 112 25 18% 179 40% 14/29 2013 150 .320 .276 6 75 40 0.24 110 24 19% 152 30% 5/10
Marte's skills have improved, just not that much:
- A 40%...
Almost!
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