FACTS/FLUKES: Bellinger, D. Smith, Hosmer, Senzatela, Toussaint

Bellinger off to a sluggish start … 2019 was a dream season for Cody Bellinger (1B/OF, LA) as he batted .305 with 47 HR and 15 SB en route to the NL MVP award. Though he has launched 5 HR in his first 101 AB of 2020, they have come with a measly .178 BA. What’s going on?

Year   PA   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  HctX  GB/LD/FB   PX/xPX HR/F  Spd/SBO  HR/SB
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ========  ======= ====  =======  =====
2016^ 477  .248   N/A   10   75   N/A     N/A    124/N/A  N/A   86/ 8%  23/ 7
2017  548  .267  .271   12   70   121  35/18/47  186/178  25%  128/11%  39/10
2018  632  .260  .250   11   73   108  40/20/40  128/129  15%  142/10%  25/14
2019  660  .305  .306   14   81   137  31/26/42  155/165  25%  119/11% ...

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