FACTS/FLUKES: Carpenter, Swanson, Dyson, Ray, Lyles
May 17 2019
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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