FACTS/FLUKES: Ohtani, M. Olson, Price, LeMahieu, Y. Chirinos
Jul 29 2019
Ohtani swings out of his helmet...Shohei Ohtani (DH, LAA) started the 2019 season on the injured list, was activated in early May, and has produced $20 of R$ in less than three months of regular at bats. Is his skill set sufficient to support this type of production over a full season?
Year AB HR/SB BA/xBA HctX h% ct% LA~ PX/xPX hr/f hr/HHf^ FBv* Spd ==== === ===== ======= ==== == === ==== ======= ==== ====== ==== === 2018 326 22/10 285/279 109 35 69 12.3 181/129 30% 61% 97.7 116 2019 233 14/ 8 293/290 127 35 74 4.4 122/112 34% 58% 96.5 131 ~ average launch angle (degrees) ^ home run per hard hit fly ball rate * average fly ball exit velocity
Ohtani is a talented...
Almost!
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