FACTS/FLUKES: Upton, Minor, Brown, Parnell, Lucroy
Feb 11 2014
Upton remains unpredictable ... Justin Upton's (OF, ATL) 2013 debut with Atlanta was a microcosm of what has been a rollercoaster career thus far. He had two white-hot months in April and August (.298 BA, 20 HR combined) sandwiched between four, well, awful months (.247, 7 HR) the rest of the way. Does a look under the hood explain what's going on here?
Year AB BA xBA h% ct% HR PX hr/f Spd SB SBO G/L/F BPV ===== === ==== ==== == === == === ==== === == ==== ======== === 2009 526 .300 .275 36 74 26 155 19% 135 20 17% 45/19/36 81 2010 495 .273 .247 36 69 17 131 12% 122 18 17% 41/19/39 50 2011 592 .289 .292 32 79 31 166 15% 117 21 19% 37/18/45...
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