FACTS/FLUKES: Encarnacion, Tanaka, Reddick, Peacock, Chisenhall
Jun 3 2014
Encarnacion shows May power….At the end of April, Edwin Encarnación (1B, TOR) had only two home runs. Since he was coming off September wrist surgery, some fast-twitch owners decided to drop or trade him. If you resisted the temptation, you were amply awarded: Encarnacion tied (with some guy named Mantle) the AL record for homers in May.
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% h% G/L/F HR PX xPX hr/f ==== === ==== ==== === === == ======== == === === ==== 2010* 364 .251 .281 8 83 25 32/17/51 23 146 133 15% 2011 481 .272 .275 8 84 29 36/19/44 17 124 124 9% 2012 542 .280 .285 13 83 27 33/18/49 42 153 157 19% 2013 530 .272 .311 13 88 25 35/22/43 36 150 150 ...
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