FACTS/FLUKES: Ellsbury, Scherzer, Rasmus, Rodney, D. Santana

Power doesn’t reappear, but speed persists for Ellsbury…When Jacoby Ellsbury (OF, NYY) signed with the Yankees in the off-season, fanalytic bidders drooled. Visions of the lefty taking aim at the short right field porch in Yankee Stadium (+33% LH HR) had some pondering a return to his 2011 power numbers (32 HRs). Those owners are likely pretty disappointed in his 2014 performance.

Year   AB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%  h%   G/L/F    HR   PX  xPX  hr/f  Spd  SB  SBO%
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ==  ===  ===  ====  ===  ==  ====
2010* 102  .239  .256    5   91  26  49/16/35   0   48   35    0%   97   8   37%
2011  660  .321  .313    7   85  34  43/23/34  32  145  115   17%  103  39   30%
2012  303  .271  .259    6   86  30 ...

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