FACTS/FLUKES: Harper, Billingsley, Headley, Maybin, Corbin
Aug 20 2012
Harper's adjustments taking time ... Though the full-time debut seasons of Mike Trout (OF, LAA) and Bryce Harper (OF, WAS) could well be Storyline #1 when we look back on 2012 from afar, reality is that only one of them is an MVP candidate right out of the chute:
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% h% G/L/F PX hr/f Spd SBO HR/SB ==== === ==== ==== === === == ======== === ==== === === ===== 2012 379 .251 .258 10 77 30 46/20/34 105 12% 134 17% 12/13 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12-1H 219 .274 .272 10 78 32 44/21/35 127 14% 122 18% 8/ 8 12-2H 160 .219 .238 11 77 26 48/19/32 76 10% 132 16% 4/ 5
And it isn't...
Almost!
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