FACTS/FLUKES: Stanton, Godley, Harrison, Straily, Granderson
Jun 30 2017
Stanton alters approach … Giancarlo Stanton (OF, MIA) had a disappointing 2016, posting a .240 BA with 27 HR in another injury shortened season. The slugger has rebounded nicely in 2017, batting .271 with 20 HR through his first 277 AB, becoming just the 11th player in MLB history to hit 20+ HR in each of his first eight seasons. What do the underlying metrics tell us?
Year AB BA xBA HR bb% ct% HctX GB/LD/FB PX/xPX hr/f OPSvR ==== === ==== ==== == === === ==== ======== ======= ==== ===== 2012 449 .290 .288 37 9 68 132 36/22/42 226/163 29% .950 2013 425 .249 .253 24 15 67 109 43/18/38 180/139 22% .789 2014 539 .288 .278 37 15 68 120 41/20/39 206/146 26% ...
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