FACTS/ FLUKES: McCutchen, deGrom, Ozuna, Hendricks, Owings

McCutchen’s BA surprisingly low … Andrew McCutchen (OF, PIT) owns a lifetime .296 BA and hasn’t posted a BA below .286 in a given season since 2011, so his current .249 mark is eye-catching, even for the notorious slow-starter. On the positive side, he’s on pace to reach the 30 HR plateau for the second time in his career. What’s going on here?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  HctX  h%  GB/LD/FB   PX  xPX  hr/f  Spd  SBO  HR/SB
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ========  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===  =====
2011  572  .259  .266   13   78   135  30  38/20/42  135  142   12%  113  19%  23/23
2012  593  .327  .280   11   78   126  38  44/22/34  140  147   19%  139  16%  31/20
2013  583  .317  .289   12   83   136  36  41/24/35  125 ...

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