BATTERS: BA and power anomalies 2017

Our expected batting average (xBA) and expected power (xPX) indicators can serve as useful mid-season barometers for the BA and power produced by bats so far in 2017. Extreme outliers from these expected levels can represent good buy-low or sell-high targets at this point in the season.

These batters have the widest BA-xBA variances so far in 2017:

  • Batting Average Outliers, 2017 YTD*
    
    Name                League  Position       BA    xBA   Diff
    ==================  ======  =============  ====  ====  =====
    Martin, Leonys          AL             CF  .111  .196  -.085
    Robertson, Daniel       AL             RF  .225  .309  -.084
    Hill, Aaron             FA          3B/2B  .132  .214  -.082
    Lobaton, Jose           NL              C  .136 ...

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