FACTS/ FLUKES: Castellanos, C. Smith, McMahon, C. Anderson, A. Dickerson
Aug 24 2019
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% 2018 ...
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