FACTS/FLUKES: P. Alvarez, Cishek, Werth, K. Kendrick, Strop
Aug 5 2013
Alvarez: A slugger with limitations … When Pedro Álvarez (3B, PIT) entered June with just a .200 BA, it was fair to wonder if his 10 HR over the season’s first two months were worth it. But things have picked up in a big way since then (.271 BA, 17 HR), and Alvarez currently leads the NL in HR:
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% Eye h% PX G/L/F hr/f HR vLHP ==== === ==== ==== === === ==== == === ======== ==== == ==== 2010 347 .256 .241 10 66 0.31 34 160 46/15/40 18% 16 .228 2011 235 .191 .217 9 66 0.30 27 86 55/19/25 10% 4 .158 2012 525 .244 .244 10 66 0.32 31 165 47/19/34 25% 30 .207 2013 370 .241 .251 9 65 0.25 29 179 40/22/38 30% 27 ...
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