FACTS/FLUKES: Kemp, Lind, Harang, P. Alvarez, Foltynewicz

Can Kemp rebound from dreadful start? … With a phenomenal second half of 2014, many wondered if Matt Kemp (OF, SD) was back to his pre-2013 form. Through 256 AB in 2015, Kemp has mustered just a .624 OPS with 2 HR. What’s going on here?

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  HctX  h%  GB/LD/FB   PX  xPX  hr/f  Spd  SBO  HR/SB  
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ========  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===  =====  
2011   602  .324  .284   11   74   122  39  36/23/41  181  164   21%  127  26%  39/40  
2012   403  .303  .277    9   74   122  36  43/22/35  155  158   22%  103  11%  23/ 9  
2013   263  .270  .237    8   71   105  36  40/25/35  103  142    9%   78  13%   6/ 9
2014   541  .287  .287    9   73   128  35  43/26/31  168  140   20%  ...

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