DIVISIONAL OUTLOOK: AL West—Smoak's murky future
Aug 12 2013
Nearing the end of another rough season, SEA gets some credit for sticking with 1B Justin Smoak after a slow start that left him with a .245/.352/.378 line at the season's halfway point. Smoak has taken off since then, but questions remain.
Smoak AB BA xBA bb% ct% Eye PX HR G/L/F hr/f h% ===== === ==== ==== ==== === ==== === == ======== ==== === 1H 188 .245 .222 14% 74% 0.61 93 6 40/20/40 11% 30% 2H 119 .311 .289 11% 72% 0.45 183 7 26/29/45 18% 38% YTD 307 .270 .251 13% 73% 0.55 127 13 34/24/42 14% 33%
The elevated 2H h% amid contact in line with Smoak's history suggest that the 2H BA won't survive. The more interesting question is...
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