FACTS/ FLUKES: Span, Ramirez, Marte, Gonzalez, Wood
Jul 2 2014
Beat continues for unheralded Span ... Denard Span (OF, WAS) is easy to overlook. His best weapon is good, but not elite, speed. He has little power. And his batting and on-base averages have slowly been slipping as there's now talk of him losing playing time in the Nats OF.
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% h% G/L/F SB Spd SBO% HH% hr/f ==== === ==== ==== === === == ======== == === ==== === ==== 2011* 322 .253 .268 8 87 29 53/21/26 6 126 10% 18 3% 2012 516 .283 .290 8 88 32 54/21/24 17 110 16% 21 4% 2013 610 .279 .285 6 87 31 54/23/23 20 152 15% 19 3% 2014 306 .268 .286 6 90 30 44/24/34 13 120 21% 25 1%
Span's plate skills...
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