FACT/FLUKES: Teixeira, E. Santana, Simon, Carter, Bradley Jr.
Aug 28 2015
Teixeira rediscovers power stroke ... It's unlikely anyone predicted a Mark Teixeira (1B, NYY) renaissance this season, but at age 35 the oft-injured first baseman has thus far managed to avoid the injury bug and is mashing like it's 2011. What are the odds he keeps this up through September and beyond?
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% h% HctX G/L/F HR PX xPX hr/f
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2011 589 .248 .281 11 81 24 124 35/18/47 39 151 133 17%
2012 451 .251 .281 11 82 26 122 41/19/39 24 137 120 16%
2013 53 .151 .239 13 64 16 76 29/29/43 3 139 128 20%
2014 440 .216 .254 12 75 24 114 41/21/37 22 125 119 18%
2015 ...
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