FACT/FLUKES: Hamilton, Owings, d'Arnaud, Hudson, Cosart

Will Hamilton make necessary adjustments? ... Nobody has ever doubted the speed of Billy Hamilton (OF, CIN), it was just a matter of whether or not he could hit big league pitching. He held his own out of the gate as a rookie in 2014, but his numbers took a nosedive late in the year. Should we temper expectations going forward?

Year    AB  SB    BA   xBA   OBP  bb%  ct%    G/L/F   h%  HctX  Spd  SBO  SB%
====   ===  ==  ====  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  ===  ===  ===
2012*  175  45  .271   N/A  .383   15   73     N/A    37   N/A  157  89%  73%
2013#  523  76  .238  .276  .285    6   77  50/36/14  30   40   163  71%  81%
2014   563  56  .250  .237  .292    6   79  42/21/37  31   70   167  58% ...

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