FACTS/ FLUKES: Stanton, Raleigh, Javier, Perez, Laureano

Can Stanton shake off awful 2H? ... A promising first two months for Giancarlo Stanton (DH, NYY) gave way to an ugly summer, punctuated by a. 166 2H BA and IL stints for a strained calf and Achilles tendonitis. Still a fixture in the middle of a potent Yankees lineup, was the nosedive driven by injuries or something else?

Year     PA    BA  xBA   HR  bb%  ct%  HctX  H%    G/L/F   HRF  xHRF  PX/xPX   Brl
====    ===  ====  ====  ==  ===  ===  ====  ==  ========  ===  ====  =======  ===
2019     72  .288  .218   3   17   59    86  44  44/22/33  25%   33%  138/116  25%
2020     93  .250  .268   4   16   64   122  33  47/27/27  31%   38%  175/ 86  18%
2021    510  .273  .241  35   11   69   118  33  45/19/37  27%   24%  144/113  16%
2022  ...

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