FACTS/FLUKES: Pujols, J. Kelly, A. Cabrera, W. Davis, Joseph

Pujols putting up strong numbers, inconsistently….When April came to an end, it looked like the Machine was choking on rust—Albert Pujols (1B, LAA) had only three HR to go with his .208 BA. After an April-May where he hit .286 with 21 HR, it looked like MVP Albert was back. Now with a slow July and August, maybe not so much. What’s going on with Pujols?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%   G/L/F    HR   PX   xPX  hr/f
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ==  ===  ====  ====
2011  579  .299  .311   10   90  28  45/17/38  37  137   140   18%
2012  607  .285  .303    8   87  29  41/19/40  30  140   126   14% 
2013  391  .258  .270    9   86  26  38/20/42  17  109   135   12% 
2014  633  .272  .299    7   89  27  46/19/35  28 ...

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