FACTS/FLUKES: Pujols, Estrada, W. Castillo, Hellickson, Gamel

Pujols now ghost of the machine…When a prominent web site declares future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols (DH, LAA) “the worst player in baseball,”, it gets your attention. Pujols picked up the pace the past few days, but his overall numbers show a decline from his heyday. Will Pujols ever again put up the $20-25 in value he posted from 2014-16?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%   G/L/F    HctX  HR   PX   xPX  hr/f
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ====  ==  ===  ====  ====
2013  391  .258  .270    9   86  26  38/20/42   128  17  109   135   12%
2014  633  .272  .299    7   89  27  46/19/35   139  28  122   110   14%
2015  602  .244  .286    8   88  22  42/16/42   128  40  125   131   18%
2016  593  .268  .269    8   87  26 ...

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