FACTS/FLUKES: Baez, Steckenrider, Ahmed, Gausman, Swanson
Aug 18 2018
Ultra-aggressive approach working for Baez … It has been a tremendous season for Javier Báez (2B/SS/3B, CHC), who has slashed .293/.325/.574 with 25 HR and 19 SB through 437 AB. He has already surpassed MLB personal bests in HR, RBI and SB with roughly 40 games still left to play. What’s behind the stellar performance?
Year AB HR/SB BA/xBA bb% ct% GB/LD/FB h% HctX PX/xPX hr/f Spd/SBO ==== === ===== ========= === === ======== == ==== ======= ==== ======= 2014* 601 26/14 .209/.213 6 60 41/15/45 30 82 166/120 17% 93/24% 2015* 357 11/14 .287/.249 5 69 37/31/31 39 103 117/121 6% 112/21% 2016 421 14/12 .273/.241 3 74 44/20/36 34 88 95/ 89 13% 112/16% 2017 469 ...
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