FACTS/ FLUKES: T. Anderson, Montgomery, Drury, Zimmermann, Urshela
Feb 5 2020
Anderson's legs can help cushion BA slide ... Tim Anderson (SS, CHW) surprised everyone by claiming an AL batting title, raising his average nearly 100 points thanks to a big jump in hit rate. No one's betting on a full repeat, but what do his skills say about the severity of the BA slide?
Year AB HR SB BA xBA h% HctX bb% ct% xPX FB% hr/f Spd SBO% ==== === == == === === == ==== === === === ==== ==== === ==== 2016 410 9 10 283 255 38 94 3 71 86 25% 12% 176 13% 2017 583 17 15 257 248 33 83 2 72 69 28% 14% 143 14% 2018 567 20 26 240 248 29 82 5 74 83 33% 14% 122 30% 2019 498 18 17 335 278 40 87 3 78 84 28%...
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