FACTS/FLUKES: Bautista, Hughes, Jeter, J. Williams, Hosmer
May 8 2012
Bautista will heat up as h% normalizes … José Bautista’s (OF, TOR) “black swan” moment began in September, 2009. From the beginning of that month to the end of last year, he hit 107 home runs. Fast forward to 2012, and it looks like Bautista’s plumage is beginning to fade.
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% h% G/L/F HR PX hr/f ==== === ==== ==== === === == ======== == === ==== 2008 370 .238 .239 10 75 28 46/15/39 15 111 14% 2009 336 .235 .239 14 75 28 41/17/42 13 106 12% 2010 569 .260 .318 15 80 24 31/14/54 54 218 22% 2011 513 .302 .300 20 78 31 37/16/47 43 184 23% 2012 104 .183 .243 15 81 18 37/16/47 5 102 12%
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