FACTS/FLUKES: Lawrie, B. Chen, M. Izturis, Ogando, R. Cook

Lawrie needs to reduce GB%…With the sluggish start that Brett Lawrie (3B, TOR) has had, it’s not surprising that he had a helmet-throwing temper tantrum a couple of weeks ago. After a strong rookie year (nine HR, seven SB in 150 AB), much was expected of the 22-year old Lawrie.

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%   G/L/F    HR   PX  hr/f  SB  Spd  SBO
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ==  ===  ====  ==  ===  ===
2010+  554  .263  .252    7   76  33     --      7  103   --   24  134  29%
2011*  442  .294  .280    7   79  33  38/17/45  21  129   17%  15  129  18%
2012   176  .273  .252    4   81  32  56/19/25   3   57    8%   7  110  21%
+- AA MLEs
*- inc MLEs

It’s not difficult to see why he’s been...

Almost!

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