FACTS/FLUKES: Viciedo, Doubront, Upton, Sale, Dozier

Viciedo a legit power source?... Whether it was an early slump or a product of the brisk weather of early Spring, it took Dayan Viciedo (OF, CHW) a while to get going. But starting around mid-May, Viciedo has not only been productive, he's been tearing the cover off the ball:

Year    AB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%   Eye   PX  HR  hr/f  BPV
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ===  ==  ====  ===
2010*  447  .267  .244   2%  75%  0.10  138  23   16%   30
2011*  554  .264  .265   8%  79%  0.42  112  20    4%   36
2012   177  .277  .267   3%  77%  0.12  133  12   27%   28
*Includes MLEs

There is real power in Viciedo's bat, but his hyper-aggressive approach is limiting his development as a hitter:

  • HR production is validated by PX, but...

Almost!

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