FACTS/FLUKES: Machado, Kimbrel, Hosmer, T. Walker, J. Rojas
Jun 12 2021
Machado’s BA and HR lagging a bit … Manny Machado (3B, SD) amassed an impressive .304/.370/.580 line with 16 HR and 6 SB in just 224 AB during the shortened 2020 season. While a continuation of that pace wasn’t likely, his 2021 production hasn’t quite lived up to expectations. How are the underlying skills?
Year PA HR/SB xHR BA/xBA bb%/ct% GB/LD/FB h% HctX PX/xPX HR/F Spd/SBO ==== === ===== === ========= ======= ======== == ==== ======= ==== ======= 2016 696 37/ 0 36 .294/.283 7/81 37/20/43 31 117 136/118 17% 98/2% 2017 690 33/ 9 33 .259/.266 7/82 42/16/42 27 131 112/131 15% 95/9% 2018 709 37/14 37 .297/.281 10/84 40/18/42 31 119 128/115 16% 96/9% 2019 661 32/ 5 26 ...
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