FACTS/FLUKES: Bellinger, Hill, Escobar, C. Anderson, Villanueva

Bellinger falls short of a repeat … Cody Bellinger (1B/OF, LA) had a tremendous rookie season in 2017, amassing 39 HR, 10 SB and a .267 BA in 480 AB. Things haven’t gone as well for him in 2018, as he has a .238 BA, 18 HR and 6 SB in 390 AB. What’s going on here?

Year   AB  HR/SB    BA/xBA   bb%  ct%  GB/LD/FB   h%  HctX   PX/xPX  hr/f  Spd  vL
====  ===  =====  =========  ===  ===  ========  ===  ====  =======  ====  === ====
2016* 410  24/7   .253/ --    11   75     ---     --   ---  129/ --   ---   70  ---
2017#  67   5/7   .343/ --    12   67     ---     45   ---   --/ --   ---   -- .444
2017^ 397  36/9   .270/.278   11   70  34/18/48   29   128  193/186   27%  124...

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