FACTS/FLUKES: Justin Upton, R. Soriano, Frazier, Chatwood, Mesoraco
Jul 29 2013
The enigma of Justin Upton …Through his first 100 AB of 2013, Justin Upton (OF, ATL) had “answered” every question as to whether he could recover from 2012. With 12 HR and a 1.1.34 OPS in April, this young slugger was back. Then the next 250 or so AB happened:
Year AB BA xBA h% ct% HR PX hr/f Spd SB G/L/F ===== === ==== ==== == === == === ==== === == ======== 2009 526 .300 .275 36 74 26 155 19% 135 20 45/19/36 2010 495 .273 .247 36 69 17 131 12% 122 18 41/19/39 2011 592 .289 .292 32 79 31 166 15% 117 21 37/18/45 2012 554 .280 .250 33 78 17 96 11% 120 18 44/21/36 2013 365 .249 .246 31 72 16 128 16% 109 6 43/19/37
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