FACTS/FLUKES: Verdugo, Seager, Giolito, Arozarena, Wacha

Has Verdugo peaked? ... Hopes were high for Alex Verdugo (OF, BOS) when he arrived in Boston off a .294, 12-HR season as a rookie with the Dodgers. While Verdugo has continued to hit for average, the power output has dwindled and what few SBs he contributed have likewise dried up. At 26, is Verdugo destined to be nothing more than a BA contributor?

Year   PA  HR  SB    BA/xBA   bb%  ct%    G/L/F   h%  HctX   PX/xPX  HR/f  Spd/SBO
====  ===  ==  ==  =========  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  =======  ====  =======
2019  377  12  4   .294/.297    7   86  49/23/29  32   129   89/ 91   14%   85/ 5%
2020  221   6  4   .308/.271    8   78  52/20/27  37   102  104/ 82   14%  128/ 5%
2021  604  13  6   .289/.271    8   82  50/22/29  33   103  ...

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