FACTS/FLUKES: Carpenter, Teheran, Howard, Morton, B. Crawford
Jun 2 2014
Contact rate keeping Carpenter from repeat ... Matt Carpenter (3B, STL) found himself in some MVP discussions near the end of 2013 due to an excellent .318 BA and 126 runs scored last season. He's been able to carry some of that over to 2014, though he's well off last season's pace. Which version of Carpenter are we most likely to see moving forward?
Year AB HR BA xBA bb% ct% h% HctX G/L/F PX xPX hr/f SB Spd ==== === == ==== ==== === === == ==== ======== === === ==== == === 2011* 449 8 .228 .178 12 81 27 --- ------ 80 --- -- 3 84 2012 296 6 .294 .268 10 79 36 118 40/24/36 116 114 7% 1 104 2013 626 11 .318 .293 10 84 36 116 39/27/34 116 ...
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