PT TOMORROW: NL East—Could Brown soon lose PT in PHI?
Jun 25 2014
Domonic Brown (OF, PHI) was due to regress from last year’s fine season, but he has been a major disappointment. Manager Ryne Sandberg actually benched Brown in favor of John Mayberry (1B/OF, PHI) on June 24 and said the he was going to give Brown a mental break. Heading into action on June 24, Brown had a pathetic .596 OPS in 262 AB this season.
Brown has a solid 81% ct%, but it comes with a 54% GB%, 79 HctX and 60 xPX. A 25% h% hasn’t helped matters, but his xBA is still just .248. He has a career .652 OPS, 8 HR and 60 K in 304 career AB vs. left-handers.
Mayberry, as we’ve discussed before, has historically had some issues against right-handed pitching (.225/.295/.370 with 23 HR and 218 K in 759 career AB). He...
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