FACTS/FLUKES: Bryant, Gray, Schwarber, Dyson, Frazier
Aug 25 2017
Bryant tweaks approach … On the heels of a 2016 campaign that saw him bat .292 with 39 HR and eight SB, Kris Bryant (3B/OF, CHC) faced sky-high expectations heading into 2017. Though he has had a fine year, batting .287 with 23 HR and seven SB, the decline in HR output is notable. What’s going on here?
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% HctX h% GB/LD/FB PX/xPX hr/f Spd/SBO ===== === ==== ==== === === ==== == ======== ======= ==== ======= 2014* 492 .291 N/A 12 64 N/A 39 N/A 228/-- N/A 86/11% 2015 559 .275 .232 12 64 107 38 34/21/45 163/147 16% 134/10% 2016 603 .292 .273 11 74 122 33 31/24/46 158/159 19% 108/ 7% 2017 429 .287 .272 15 77 98 32 38/19/44 ...
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