FACTS/FLUKES: Betts, Gausman, O'Neill, Naquin, Gant
Jun 5 2021
Betts off to a sluggish start … Mookie Betts (OF, LA) hasn’t lived up to expectations thus far, batting .258 with 5 HR and 5 SB in 182 AB. That’s certainly not what fantasy owners had in mind given the cost to acquire his services. How are his underlying skills?
Year PA HR/SB BA/xBA bb%/ct% GB/LD/FB h% HctX xPX Brl% HH% hr/f Spd ==== === ===== ========= ======= ======== == ==== === ==== === ==== === 2017 712 24/26 .264/.279 11/87 40/17/43 27 126 110 5% 38% 10% 94 2018 614 32/30 .346/.302 13/83 34/21/45 37 135 151 14% 51% 16% 140 2019 706 29/16 .295/.279 14/83 31/25/44 31 124 134 10% 48% 13% 132 2020 246 16/10 .292/.277 10/83 32/21/46 29 149 179 8% 43% 19% ...
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