FACTS/FLUKES: Carpenter, Swanson, Dyson, Ray, Lyles

Can Carpenter recover from another slow start?... Matt Carpenter (3B, STL) got off to an excruciatingly slow start in 2018, before going on a three-month mid-season rampage. He's been struggling early on in 2019 as well, batting just .201 with four homers through 154 at-bats. Is there reason to be worried, or is he about to heat up again?


Year   AB  HR/SB    BA   xBA  bb%/ct%    G/L/F   h%  HctX   PX/xPX  hr/f  Spd
====  ===  =====  ====  ====  =======  ========  ==  ====  =======  ====  ===
2015  574  28/4   .272  .278   12/74   30/29/42  32   119  164/166   16%   98
2016  473  21/0   .271  .282   14/77   31/26/43  31   131  144/174   13%   88
2017  497  23/2   .241  .250   18/75   27/22/51  28   128  124/169   12%   98
2018  564 ...

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