FACTS/FLUKES: Espinosa, Freeman, J. Garcia, J. Gomez, Freese
Jul 11 2016
What's behind Espinosa's power surge? ... Widely thought to have a tenuous grip on a starting role entering 2016, Danny Espinosa (SS, WAS) has been one of the major surprises of the 2016 season. After hitting just .185 with one HR in April, Espinosa has exploded with 17 HR and a .250 BA since. Fact or fluke?
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% GB/LD/FB h% HH% PX xPX hr/f Spd SBO BPV ==== === ==== ==== === === ======== == === === === ==== === === === 2012 594 .247 .234 7 68 47/19/34 34 31 123 109 13% 105 19% 19 2013* 441 .169 .173 4 63 51/10/39 25 27 97 95 7% 77 11% -12 2014 333 .219 .215 5 63 44/22/34 32 36 115 134 12% 106 14% -9 2015 367 .240 .242 ...
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