FACTS/FLUKES: Arenado, Pomeranz, C. Kelly, E. Hernandez, Kingery

Arenado leaves Coors … After batting .315 with 41 HR in 2019, Nolan Arenado (3B, STL) amassed just a .253 batting average with 8 HR in 2021 before left shoulder pain (AC joint inflammation and a bone bruise) ended his season on September 20. That alone would’ve been cause for some concern heading into 2021, but a late-January trade to the Cardinals has added to the buzz. What can we expect in 2021?

Year   PA  HR/xHR    BA/xBA   bb%/ct%  GB/LD/FB  h%  HctX/xPX  HR/F  Brl%  HH%
====  ===  ======  =========  =======  ========  ==  ========  ====  ====  ===
2016  696  41/31   .294/.290   10/83   35/18/47  30   128/148   17%  9.0%  40%
2017  679  37/33   .309/.297    9/83   34/21/45  32   123/149   16%  8.5%  38%
2018  673  38/30  ...

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