FACTS/FLUKES: Rizzo, Cervelli, Galvis, Nelson, Reed
Aug 11 2016
Rizzo crushing it ... When we last checked in on Anthony Rizzo (1B, CHC) in late May, he was batting just .229 on the season. At the time, analyst Ryan Bloomfield determined a low hit rate was to blame for his struggles, and sure enough, since June 1, he's posted a .332/.417/.641 batting line, with 13 homers in 252 plate appearances. Check out the numbers now.
Year AB HR/SB BA xBA bb% ct% G/L/F h% HctX PX xPX hr/f Spd SBO ==== === ===== ==== ==== === === ======== == ==== === === ==== === === 2012* 594 32/4 .290 .291 7 79 45/24/30 32 112 136 119 18% 83 6% 2013 606 23/6 .233 .269 11 79 43/20/38 26 112 130 124 13% 68 7% 2014 524 32/5 .286 .286 12 78 ...
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