FACTS/FLUKES: Conforto, Bumgarner, Duvall, Mills, Moreland
Sep 19 2020
Is Conforto a legit batting title contender? … We wondered back in February if Michael Conforto (OF, NYM) could unlock another level in 2020. Our thinking was that he could be primed for a new career-high in HR, but he has instead been a pleasant surprise in the batting average category, batting .341 with 9 HR and 3 SB in 182 AB. What’s behind the BA surge?
Year AB HR BA/xBA bb% ct% GB/LD/FB h% HctX xPX hr/f SB/Spd/SBO ==== === == ========= === === ======== == ==== === ==== ========== 2016* 432 19 .257/.250 9 74 36/19/45 31 121 157 12% 3/71/6% 2017 373 27 .279/.276 13 70 38/24/38 33 117 141 27% 2/86/2% 2018 543 28 .243/.245 13 71 44/20/37 29 93 130 20% ...
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