FACTS/FLUKES: Bellinger, Hill, Escobar, C. Anderson, Villanueva
Aug 4 2018
Bellinger falls short of a repeat … Cody Bellinger (1B/OF, LA) had a tremendous rookie season in 2017, amassing 39 HR, 10 SB and a .267 BA in 480 AB. Things haven’t gone as well for him in 2018, as he has a .238 BA, 18 HR and 6 SB in 390 AB. What’s going on here?
Year AB HR/SB BA/xBA bb% ct% GB/LD/FB h% HctX PX/xPX hr/f Spd vL ==== === ===== ========= === === ======== === ==== ======= ==== === ==== 2016* 410 24/7 .253/ -- 11 75 --- -- --- 129/ -- --- 70 --- 2017# 67 5/7 .343/ -- 12 67 --- 45 --- --/ -- --- -- .444 2017^ 397 36/9 .270/.278 11 70 34/18/48 29 128 193/186 27% 124...
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