FACTS/FLUKES: Napoli, Tillman, Reddick, Simon, Joyce
May 19 2015
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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