FACTS/FLUKES: Sanchez, Machado, Bundy, Castellanos, Morton

Sanchez BA no cause for concern ... As expected, Gary Sánchez (C, NYY) is keeping company near the top of the AL home run and RBI leaderboard with nine HRs and 29 RBIs as the calendar reaches mid-May. But his early season value is being dragged down by his batting average, which is flirting with the Mendoza Line. What's the reason for the BA drag?

Year   AB  HR   BA  xBA  h%  HctX  bb%  ct%  GB/LD/FB   PX  xPX  hr/f
====  ===  ==  ===  ===  ==  ====  ===  ===  ========  ===  ===  ====
2015^ 367  18  255  ---  29  ----    7   76  38/22/40  135  ---   16%
2016  201  20  299  304  32   122   10   72  49/16/34  218  159   40%
2017  471  33  278  275  31   111    8   75  42/21/37  140  114   25%
2018  122   9  205  262  21   113    9   71 ...

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