FACTS/FLUKES: Goldschmidt, Conforto, Alfaro, T. Williams, Marquez

Goldschmidt off to rough start ...The installation of a humidor at Chase Field was expected to have s slightly negative impact on the overall production of Paul Goldschmidt (1B, ARI) in 2018, but his numbers to this point have been downright awful. What is going on, and what are the chances of a full recovery? 

Year   AB  HR/SB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%    G/L/F   h%  HctX   PX/xPX  hr/f  Spd/SBO
====  ===  =====  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  =======  ====  =======
2014  406  19/9   .300  .297   13   73  45/22/33  37   139  194/173   19%  105/9%
2015  567  33/21  .321  .284   17   73  42/23/35  39   132  169/152   22%   95/11%
2016  579  24/32  .297  .273   16   74  46/25/29  37   112  121/106   19%   98/17%
2017  558  36/18 ...

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