FACTS/FLUKES: A. Gonzalez, Hammel, Villar, Dietrich, Roark

Power outage for Gonzalez … Adrián González (1B, LA) has hit 20+ HR in all but one season from 2006-15, averaging 28 HR per year over that span, so it’s a bit of a shock to see him with just 4 HR through his first 142 AB in 2016. What’s going on here?

Year   AB  HR    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%  GB/LD/FB  h%  HctX   PX  xPX  hr/f  vLHP
====  ===  ==  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  ===  ===  ====  ====
2011  630  27  .338  .296   11   81  47/21/32  38   129  142  128   16%  .787 
2012  629  18  .299  .279    6   83  40/24/36  34   121  111  134   10%  .846
2013  583  22  .293  .272    7   83  38/23/39  32   123  110  138   11%  .747
2014  591  27  .276  .292    9   81  38/24/38  30   136  145  145   15%  .588
2015  571  28  .275 ...

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