FACTS/ FLUKES: Castellanos, C. Smith, McMahon, C. Anderson, A. Dickerson

Castellanos helped by change of scenery … Prior to a July 31 trade from Detroit to the Cubs, Nick Castellanos (OF, CHC) was in the midst of a somewhat disappointing 2019 season, slashing .273/.328/.462 with 11 HR in 403 AB. However, he has been on fire since joining the Cubs, sporting a .392/.429/.785 slash line with 8 HR in 79 AB. How are the underlying skills?

Year   AB  HR    BA   xBA    vL   bb%  ct%  GB/LD/FB  HctX   PX  xPX  hr/f
====  ===  ==  ====  ====  =====  ===  ===  ========  ====  ===  ===  ====
2015  549  15  .255  .243   .970    7   72  36/23/40   103  118  118    9%
2016  411  18  .285  .260   .656    6   73  31/26/43   106  135  166   14%
2017  614  26  .272  .274   .934    6   77  37/25/38   135  122  142   14%
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