FACTS/FLUKES: Machado, Tanaka, Simmons, Porcello, Calhoun
Jun 4 2017
Can Machado rebound? ... A top-10 pick, back-to-back $25 seasons, and still not 25 years old? Safe to say Manny Machado's (3B, BAL) .212 batting average has been a major disappointment through the season's first two months. Can he get back on track?
Year AB BA xBA ct% h% GB/LD/FB HctX HR PX/xPX hr/f SB Spd SBO ==== === ==== ==== === == ======== ==== == ======= ==== == === === 2014 327 .278 .262 79 30 49/20/31 100 12 106/101 15% 2 112 2% 2015 633 .286 .279 82 30 44/18/38 119 35 127/122 18% 20 112 15% 2016 640 .294 .283 81 31 37/20/43 117 37 136/118 17% 0 108 2% 2017 208 .212 .238 76 22 44/11/45 124 11 121/146 15% 2 122 7%
Machado will...
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