FACTS/FLUKES: Heyward, Samardzija, Craig, Parnell, Desmond
Jul 9 2012
Heyward rebound encouraging ... Our April analysis of Jason Heyward (OF, ATL) stated that a change in groundball/flyball ratio was necessary before the 22-year-old outfielder became the power stud that many had projected. Three hundred AB later, check that one off the to-do list:
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% h% G/L/F PX hr/f Spd SBO HR/SB ==== === ==== ==== === === == ======== === ==== === === ===== 2010 520 .277 .277 15 75 34 55/18/27 122 17% 114 9% 18/11 2011 396 .227 .261 11 77 26 54/13/33 115 14% 87 10% 14/ 9 2012 294 .272 .265 9 75 32 37/21/42 144 15% 109 19% 14/11
Heyward has indeed stroked more line drives and fly balls in the season's first...
Almost!
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