FACTS/ FLUKES: T. Anderson, Montgomery, Drury, Zimmermann, Urshela

Anderson's legs can help cushion BA slide ... Tim Anderson (SS, CHW) surprised everyone by claiming an AL batting title, raising his average nearly 100 points thanks to a big jump in hit rate. No one's betting on a full repeat, but what do his skills say about the severity of the BA slide?

Year   AB  HR  SB   BA  xBA  h%  HctX  bb%  ct%   xPX  FB%  hr/f  Spd  SBO%   
====  ===  ==  ==  ===  ===  ==  ====  ===  ===   ===  ==== ====  ===  ====   
2016  410   9  10  283  255  38   94    3    71    86   25%  12%  176   13%   
2017  583  17  15  257  248  33   83    2    72    69   28%  14%  143   14%   
2018  567  20  26  240  248  29   82    5    74    83   33%  14%  122   30%   
2019  498  18  17  335  278  40   87    3    78    84   28%...

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