FACTS/FLUKES: Machado, S. Gray, Souza, Berrios, Smoak
Sep 3 2017
Machado explodes in 2H ... One of the more prominent first-half disappointments, Manny Machado (3B, BAL) has flipped the script on his 2017 season. Machado's post-July numbers (.345 BA, 15 HR, 5 SB in 232 AB) have shoved the "bust" label aside, but which version will see going forward?
Year AB BA xBA ct% h% GB/LD/FB HctX HR PX/xPX hr/f SB Spd SBO ==== === ==== ==== === == ======== ==== == ======= ==== == === === 2014 327 .278 .262 79 30 49/20/31 100 12 106/101 15% 2 112 2% 2015 633 .286 .279 82 30 44/18/38 119 35 127/122 18% 20 112 15% 2016 640 .294 .283 81 31 37/20/43 117 37 136/118 17% 0 108 2% 2017 527 .273 .276 82 28 42/16/42 132 30 ...
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