FACTS/FLUKES: Viciedo, Doubront, Upton, Sale, Dozier
Jun 5 2012
Viciedo a legit power source?... Whether it was an early slump or a product of the brisk weather of early Spring, it took Dayan Viciedo (OF, CHW) a while to get going. But starting around mid-May, Viciedo has not only been productive, he's been tearing the cover off the ball:
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% Eye PX HR hr/f BPV ==== === ==== ==== === === ==== === == ==== === 2010* 447 .267 .244 2% 75% 0.10 138 23 16% 30 2011* 554 .264 .265 8% 79% 0.42 112 20 4% 36 2012 177 .277 .267 3% 77% 0.12 133 12 27% 28 *Includes MLEs
There is real power in Viciedo's bat, but his hyper-aggressive approach is limiting his development as a hitter:
- HR production is validated by PX, but...
Almost!
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