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.500 BABIP?  Lies, blamed lies, and statistics amigo...
Furbush had 36 AB's as a Mariner:
9 singles, 9 in-field putouts
3 HR
15 K's
So, arbitrarily take away three (3) singles so that he has a .333 BABIP, and where's he at?
9-for-36 with three dongs, 4 walks and a HBP ...  .250/.366/.500.  That's "not hitting well ... just very lucky"?
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Tonight, ANOTHER dong, a thunderbolt rising line drive to LF, and another single.  Leaving the BABIP at .500, LOL, based on a grand total of ten singles.
The disconnect here between our two positions was that I'd been watching him hit. ;- )  He's looking real good at the plate.
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Anyhow.  The thing to take away, is that early on, it doesn't look like Safeco is going to impact his power much.  That was a trade-day point of discussion.