FACTS/FLUKES: Goldschmidt, T. Williams, Renfroe, Buchholz, B. Anderson

Goldschmidt puts miserable start in the rear-view … Paul Goldschmidt (1B, ARI) finished May with 7 HR and a pitiful .209 BA in 196 AB—a far cry from the .305 BA and 31 HR per season he averaged from 2015-17. However, he has since rebounded in a huge way and will enter September with a .290 BA and 30 HR in 496 AB. What might 2019 have in store?

Year   AB  HR/SB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%  GB/LD/FB  h%  HctX   PX/xPX  hr/f  Spd/SBO
====  ===  =====  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  =======  ====  =======
2014  406  19/9   .300  .297   13   73  45/22/33  37   139  194/173   19%  105/9%
2015  567  33/21  .321  .284   17   73  42/23/35  39   132  169/152   22%   95/11%
2016  579  24/32  .297  .273   16   74  46/25/29  37   112  121/106 ...

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