FACTS/FLUKES: Freeman, Simon, Walker, Lyles, C. Johnson
May 5 2014
Freeman taking it further ... After three straight seasons of 20+ HR and a .319 BA in 2013 (his age-23 season), many pundits thought Freddie Freeman (1B, ATL) could be a top first baseman in 2014. Freeman's hot start in April would seem to validate those claims, but what do the skills think of his early performance?
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% Eye h% PX xPX G/L/F hr/f HR BPV ==== === ==== ==== === === ==== == === === ======== ==== == === 2011 571 .282 .260 8 75 0.37 34 126 138 42/23/35 14% 21 29 2012 540 .259 .271 11 76 0.50 30 132 137 37/26/37 15% 23 55 2013 551 .319 .276 11 78 0.55 38 118 151 38/27/35 15% 23 58 2014 116 .293 .308 10 80 ...
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