Braun looks back on ‘challenging’ season
As with many things Ryan Braun, it was complicated. One glance at his 2017 counting stats –.268 average, 17 home runs, 52 RBIs — and you see it was one of his least productive full seasons. Dive deeper — a 39 percent hard-hit rate was Braun’s highest since his rookie season — and it does not look as bad.