FACTS/FLUKES: Franco, C. Martinez, Schebler, Owings, C. Anderson
May 5 2017
Franco flashing positive signs … After an impressive 2015 MLB debut, there was a great deal of excitement surrounding Maikel Franco (3B, PHI) heading into 2016. However, his first full MLB season was filled with ups and downs and failed to live up to the immense hype. Is his slow start cause for concern?
Year AB HR BA xBA OPSvR bb% ct% GB/LD/FB h% HctX PX xPX hr/f ===== === == ==== ==== ===== === === ======== == ==== === === ==== 2013* 277 12 .305 N/A N/A 3 87 N/A 31 N/A 109 N/A N/A 2014# 577 14 .222 N/A N/A 4 82 49/12/40 25 N/A 97 N/A N/A 2015# 445 18 .291 .283 .844 7 82 47/18/35 32 103 130 119 16% 2016 581 25 .255 .263 .698 6 ...
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