FACTS/FLUKES: J. Baez, Santana, Pivetta, Zimmerman, Bettis
Apr 28 2018
Baez scorching out of the gates … Javier Báez (2B/SS, CHC) enjoyed a fine 2017 campaign, amassing a .273 BA, 23 HR and 10 SB in 469 AB, but there was room for improvement in a few areas. The early 2018 returns have been exceedingly positive—a .309 BA and 7 HR through 81 AB. What’s behind the 2018 surge?
Year AB HR/SB BA/xBA bb% ct% GB/LD/FB h% HctX PX/xPX hr/f Spd/SBO ==== === ===== ========= === === ======== == ==== ======= ==== ======= 2014* 601 26/14 .209/.213 6 60 41/15/45 30 82 166/120 17% 93/24% 2015* 357 11/14 .287/.249 5 69 37/31/31 39 103 117/121 6% 112/21% 2016 421 14/12 .273/.241 3 74 44/20/36 34 88 95/ 89 13% 112/16% 2017 469 23/10 ...
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