FACTS/FLUKES: Alonso, P. Lopez, Bard, Naquin, Wong

Alonso in the midst of another fine season … Pete Alonso (1B, NYM) batted .262 with 37 HR in 2021 despite dealing with a hand sprain early in the season. Through 489 PA in 2022, he is batting .281 with 29 HR. Do the underlying skills back the performance?

Year   PA  HR    BA/xBA   bb%/ct%  GB/LD/FB  h%  HctX/Brl%   PX/xPX  HR/F
====  ===  ==  =========  =======  ========  ==  =========  =======  ====
2019  693  53  .260/.271   10/69   41/18/41  28   101/16%   176/153   31%
2020  239  16  .231/.243   10/71   39/17/44  24    91/13%   142/100   25%
2021  637  37  .262/.269    9/77   39/18/43  28   120/15%   138/129   20%
2022  489  29  .281/.280   10/77   36/21/43  30   116/14%   150/116   20%

Yes:

  • He has maintained the 2021 ct% spike...

Almost!

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