FACTS/FLUKES: Napoli, Tillman, Reddick, Simon, Joyce

Hit rate, hr/f weighing down Napoli…In the spring, many thought that Boston’s lack of strong starting pitching would limit the team. While they’ve struggled to reach .500, a lack of offense has been a surprising reason. One slow starter is Mike Napoli (1B, BOS).

Year   AB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%  h%   G/L/F    HctX   PX  xPX  HR  hr/f
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ====  ===  ===  ==  ====
2011  369  .320  .312   14   77  35  39/20/41   136  207  187  30   25%
2012  352  .227  .239   14   64  28  40/19/41    95  169  157  24   26%
2013  498  .259  .251   13   62  37  37/24/39   106  195  156  23   19%
2014  415  .248  .235   16   68  32  45/19/36   107  139  138  17   17%
2015  117  .162  .209   13   74  19  46/13/41   ...

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