FACTS/FLUKES: Wieters, Ortiz, Pettitte, Arencibia, Benoit
Apr 14 2013
Wieters still not primed for a breakout? ...We've been waiting patiently for Matt Wieters' (C, BAL) breakout season to finally arrive, but 2012 wasn't quite the growth year we anticipated. Perhaps it's time to readjust our expectations—has he already peaked?
Year AB BA xBA vL bb% ct% h% PX G/L/F hr/f HR ==== === ==== ==== ==== === === == === ======== ==== == 2009 495 .289 .241 .248 8 76 27 95 42/19/40 8% 14 2010 446 .249 .231 .210 10 79 32 90 46/15/38 8% 11 2011 500 .262 .273 .339 9 83 32 122 43/18/39 14% 22 2012 526 .249 .265 .323 10 79 32 119 44/20/35 16% 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------- '12 1H...
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