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Dodgers center fielder Joc Pederson is the occasional source of consternation thanks to his generally low batting averages and his propensity to strike out. Those are two old-line indicators of batting prowess, and Pederson comes up short on both counts.
This season, the 24-year-old has made progress in this regard, but he's still a bit shy of the league-relevant benchmarks. This year, the average major-leaguer is hitting .256, while Pederson checks in at .