FACTS/FLUKES: Ortiz, Johnson, Beckham, Uehara, Myers
Jul 15 2013
Ortiz not stopping... Just a few years ago, it appeared time had caught up with David Ortiz (DH, BOS), as his skills seemed to be in decline. Fast forward to 2013 and Ortiz is in the midst of a three-year run of triple-digit BPVs and showing no signs of slowing down:
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% Eye HR PX hr/f BPV ==== === ==== ==== === === ==== == === ==== === 2009 541 .238 .262 12% 75% 0.55 28 149 13% 56 2010 518 .270 .279 14% 72% 0.57 32 188 19% 79 2011 525 .309 .311 13% 84% 0.94 29 158 17% 104 2012 324 .318 .318 15% 84% 1.10 23 176 20% 118 2013 279 .323 .325 13% 85% 0.98 19 174 20% 130
Ortiz is a risky investment from an injury standpoint, but he...
Almost!
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