FACTS/FLUKES: S. Perez, Gray, Kiermaier, Tomlin, W. Castillo
May 29 2017
Hard contact and fly balls driving Perez…When Salvador Perez (C, KC) went down after a collision in the World Baseball Classic in March, his fantasy owners held their collective breath. Fortunately, it turned out to be only knee inflammation, and Perez succeeded in opening the regular season in the regular lineup. He’s been raking ever since, and looks to top his previous value.
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% h% HctX G/L/F HR PX xPX hr/f ==== === ==== ==== === === == ==== ======== == === === ==== 2013 496 .292 .272 4 87 31 108 47/21/33 13 88 96 9% 2014 578 .260 .265 4 85 28 115 39/21/40 17 95 106 9% 2015 531 .260 .268 2 85 27 89 42/21/37 21 99 88 12%
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