FACTS/FLUKES: Sanchez, Machado, Bundy, Castellanos, Morton
May 14 2018
Sanchez BA no cause for concern ... As expected, Gary Sánchez (C, NYY) is keeping company near the top of the AL home run and RBI leaderboard with nine HRs and 29 RBIs as the calendar reaches mid-May. But his early season value is being dragged down by his batting average, which is flirting with the Mendoza Line. What's the reason for the BA drag?
Year AB HR BA xBA h% HctX bb% ct% GB/LD/FB PX xPX hr/f ==== === == === === == ==== === === ======== === === ==== 2015^ 367 18 255 --- 29 ---- 7 76 38/22/40 135 --- 16% 2016 201 20 299 304 32 122 10 72 49/16/34 218 159 40% 2017 471 33 278 275 31 111 8 75 42/21/37 140 114 25% 2018 122 9 205 262 21 113 9 71 ...
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