FACTS/FLUKES: Castellanos, Ty. Anderson, Ozuna, Hendricks, Grichuk
Jun 8 2022
Castellanos off to a sluggish start … Nick Castellanos (OF, PHI) boasted numerous career-bests in 2021, batting .309 with 34 HR in 585 PA with the Reds. He signed a five-year, $100 million pact with the Phillies in March, but hasn’t delivered as hoped, batting .244 with 7 HR in 225 PA. What’s going on here?
Year PA HR xHR BA xBA bb%/ct% GB/LD/FB h% PX/xPX HR/F Brl% ==== === == === ==== ==== ======= ======== == ======= ==== ==== 2018 678 23 35 .298 .276 7/76 35/29/36 36 128/139 14% 11% 2019 664 27 40 .289 .280 6/77 38/23/40 34 134/131 14% 11% 2020 242 14 16 .225 .258 8/68 35/26/39 26 154/161 24% 16% 2021 585 34 34 .309 .297 7/77 38/27/36...
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