FACTS/FLUKES: Y. Alvarez, Cease, Story, L. Severino, N. Lowe
Feb 8 2023
Is Y. Alvarez just getting started?...Coming off of his first $30 season, 26-year old Yordan Alvarez (OF, HOU) is being selected in the first round of most 2023 drafts. Was his 2022 breakout a fact or a fluke, and is growth or gravity-induced regression more likely in 2023?
Year PA HR/xHR BA/xBA HctX bb% ct% GB/LD/FB PX/xPX HR/F xHR/F FBv* ==== === ====== ======= ==== === === ======== ======= ==== ===== ==== 2019 369 27/27 313/298 124 14 70 38/25/37 196/155 33% 33% 94.9 2021 598 33/41 277/272 118 8 73 38/23/39 151/153 21% 27% 96.9 2022 561 37/43 306/304 150 14 77 39/22/39 182/171 25% 29% 97.4 * average fly ball exit velocity
A fact, and all signs are...
Almost!
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