FACTS/FLUKES: Machado, Kimbrel, Hosmer, T. Walker, J. Rojas

Machado’s BA and HR lagging a bit … Manny Machado (3B, SD) amassed an impressive .304/.370/.580 line with 16 HR and 6 SB in just 224 AB during the shortened 2020 season. While a continuation of that pace wasn’t likely, his 2021 production hasn’t quite lived up to expectations. How are the underlying skills?

Year   PA  HR/SB  xHR    BA/xBA  bb%/ct% GB/LD/FB  h% HctX   PX/xPX HR/F  Spd/SBO
====  ===  =====  ===  ========= ======= ========  == ====  ======= ====  =======
2016  696  37/ 0   36  .294/.283   7/81  37/20/43  31  117  136/118  17%   98/2%
2017  690  33/ 9   33  .259/.266   7/82  42/16/42  27  131  112/131  15%   95/9%
2018  709  37/14   37  .297/.281  10/84  40/18/42  31  119  128/115  16%   96/9%
2019  661  32/ 5   26 ...

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