FACTS/FLUKES: Gennett, Moncada, Stripling, S. Castro, May

Is Gennett a .300 hitter?... Since joining the Reds prior to the 2017 season, Scooter Gennett (2B, CIN) has made a big splash with back-to-back 20+ HR campaigns, but he's also posted batting averages of .295 and, in 2018, .310. The power seems legitimate—how about the BA?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  HR  bb%  ct%   Eye  HctX  GB/LD/FB   PX/xPX  hr/f
====  ===  ====  ====  ==  ===  ===  ====  ====  ========  =======  ====
2014  440  .289  .285   9    5   85  0.33   105  41/25/34  105/ 92    7%
2015  375  .264  .259   6    3   82  0.18    77  49/22/30   76/ 77    7%
2016  498  .263  .255  14    7   77  0.33    91  45/21/35   97/ 90   11%
2017  461  .295  .272  27    6   75  0.26   105  41/21/38  131/125   21%
2018  584  .310  .264  23    7  ...

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