FACTS/FLUKES: Schwarber, Soroka, C. Seager, Doolittle, Newman

Schwarber makes significant strides … Kyle Schwarber (OF, CHC) has lots of power, but many have wondered if he would ever find a way to rein in the strikeouts and post a more palatable batting average.  At first glance, his 2019 season looks a lot like his previous work, but is that really the case?

Year   AB  HR    BA   xBA   vL   bb%/ct%  GB/LD/FB  h%  HctX   PX/xPX  hr/f
====  ===  ==  ====  ====  ====  =======  ========  ==  ====  =======  ====
2015* 489  29  .271  .247  .481  13%/68%  40/17/42  34   116  164/157   24%
2016  N/A-Limited to just 4 AB
2017* 457  33  .217  .234  .648  12%/64%  38/15/46  25    94  163/125   25%
2018  428  26  .238  .243  .654  15%/67%  44/19/37  29   100  143/119   25%
2019  448  34  .239  .264  .821 ...

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