FACTS/FLUKES: Ellsbury, E. Santana, Beltran, Hammel, Derek Norris

Ellsbury continues slow fade…With much of the Yankees’ batting order populated by youngsters, there still some old guys dotting the landscape. 33-year old Jacoby Ellsbury (OF, NYY) mans center field, and with four years left on his contract, will likely do so for a while. Can he produce will serving as a role model for the young’uns?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  HctX   G/L/F    HR  PX  SB  Spd  SBO  SB%
====  ===  ====  ====  ==== ===  ====  ========  ==  ==  ==  ===  ===  ===
2012  303  .271  .259    6   86    85  47/20/33   4  70  14  104  22%  82%
2013  577  .298  .276    8   84   107  51/21/28   9  85  52  138  33%  93%
2014  575  .271  .276    8   84   103  42/25/34  16  98  39  110  28%  89%
2015  452  .257  .248    7   81   ...

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