FACTS/FLUKES: Carpenter, Greene, G. Cole, Davidson, M. Taylor
Dec 15 2017
Is Carpenter a rebound candidate?... Coming into 2017, there was hope that Matt Carpenter (1B, STL) might build on his emerging power and BA skills to turn in a career year; instead, he posted his lowest BA ever and saw his fantasy value slide to a level not seen since his rookie season. Can we hope for a return to form in 2018?
Year AB BA xBA HR bb% ct% Eye HctX GB/LD/FB PX/xPX hr/f ==== === ==== ==== == === === ==== ==== ======== ======= ==== 2013 626 .318 .293 11 10 84 0.73 116 39/27/34 116/103 6% 2014 595 .272 .253 8 14 81 0.86 117 41/24/35 80/ 97 5% 2015 574 .272 .279 28 12 74 0.54 119 30/29/42 164/165 16% 2016 473 .271 .282 21 15 77 0.75 131 ...
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