FACTS/FLUKES: J.D. Martinez, Mancini, Hand, Price, Reddick
May 13 2019
J.D. Martinez not hitting HRs... In most leagues, J.D. Martinez (OF, BOS) was drafted among the top ten picks. In a year where home runs are being hit at an unprecedented rate, Martinez has only five HR as the middle of May approaches. Are there reasons to be concerned that he may not deliver first-round value?
Year AB HR BA/xBA ct% bb% h% OBA HctX PX/xPX G/L/F hr/f ==== === == ========= === === === ==== ==== ======= ======== ==== 2014 442 23 .315/.280 71 6 34 .358 134 183/159 40/23/37 19% 2015 596 38 .282/.265 70 8 40 .344 131 175/182 34/22/43 21% 2016 460 22 .307/.271 72 9 38 .373 120 152/144 42/21/36 18% 2017 428 45 .306/.306 70 11 34...
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