FACTS/FLUKES: Thames, Schwarber, Inciarte, Leake, McCarthy
May 4 2017
Thames looks legit ... Eric Thames (1B, MIL) has been perhaps the biggest story of the 2017 season to date. After spending the last three years dominating in Korea, he's returned to the majors, and hasn't missed a beat. Can he continue to punish big league pitchers at this rate?
Year AB HR/SB BA xBA bb% ct% FB% h% HctX PX xPX hr/f Spd SBO ==== === ===== ==== ==== === === === == ==== === === ==== === === 2011 362 12/2 .262 .270 6 76 37% 32 109 139 122 12% 105 4% 2012 271 9/1 .232 .228 5 68 37% 31 102 121 115 13% 123 4% 2013* 368 10/8 .283 N/A 11 74 N/A 36 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 9% 2014# 443 37/11 .343 N/A 12 78 N/A 37 N/A N/A N/A ...
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