FACTS/FLUKES: Betts, A. Chapman, Nunez, Clevinger, Mahtook
Aug 20 2017
Betts fades, slightly ... If you knew you'd get a $25-30 player with your top-3 pick, would you do it? That's been Mookie Betts (OF, BOS) in 2017. Betts' $42 season in 2016 vaulted his Average Draft Position to #3, but the production's been off thanks to a career-low .268 batting average. Do we still consider him elite?
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% HctX h% LD/FB PX/xPX hr/f Spd/SB%/SBO BPV ==== === ==== ==== === === ==== == ===== ======= ==== =========== === 2014 189 .291 .270 10 84 130 33 21/39 108/117 8% 135/70%/17% 83 2015 597 .291 .277 7 86 119 31 19/42 114/115 8% 148/78%/18% 97 2016 672 .318 .295 7 88 119 33 19/39 114/107 13% 137/87%/16% 100 2017 482 ...
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