FACTS/FLUKES: Castellanos, Ty. Anderson, Ozuna, Hendricks, Grichuk

Castellanos off to a sluggish start … Nick Castellanos (OF, PHI) boasted numerous career-bests in 2021, batting .309 with 34 HR in 585 PA with the Reds. He signed a five-year, $100 million pact with the Phillies in March, but hasn’t delivered as hoped, batting .244 with 7 HR in 225 PA. What’s going on here?

Year   PA  HR  xHR    BA   xBA  bb%/ct%  GB/LD/FB  h%   PX/xPX  HR/F  Brl% 
====  ===  ==  ===  ====  ====  =======  ========  ==  =======  ====  ====     
2018  678  23   35  .298  .276    7/76   35/29/36  36  128/139   14%   11%  
2019  664  27   40  .289  .280    6/77   38/23/40  34  134/131   14%   11%  
2020  242  14   16  .225  .258    8/68   35/26/39  26  154/161   24%   16%  
2021  585  34   34  .309  .297    7/77   38/27/36...

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