QUOTE (shysocks @ May 5, 2015 -> 11:16 AM)
And just to expand on this, Bryant has a 52.8% flyball rate. Look at the BABIPs of the other guys around there. 9 of the 30 on that page are below .200. You should not have a .444 BABIP ever, but least of all when you hit that many fly balls and also pop up 15% of the time.
This is the type of noise you see after 25 games and it's another reason people need to chill out a little on the Sox.
His BABIP is now at .463 and he's ranked 96th in hard-hit percentage. If he doesn't start hitting dingers he's in trouble.