FACTS/FLUKES: Baez, Freeland, Braun, A. Sanchez, Brinson

Can Baez repeat? … Javier Báez (2B/SS, CHC) was one of just five players who boasted a .290 BA with at least 30 HR and 20 SB in 2018, as he soared to a breakout season. What can we expect for an encore?

Year   AB  HR/SB    BA/xBA   bb%  ct%  GB/LD/FB  h%  HctX   PX/xPX  hr/f  Spd/SBO
====  ===  =====  =========  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  =======  ====  =======
2014* 601  26/14  .209/.213   6    60  41/15/45  30    82  166/120   17%   93/24%
2015* 357  11/14  .287/.249   5    69  37/31/31  39   103  117/121    6%  112/21%
2016  421  14/12  .273/.241   3    74  44/20/36  34    88   95/ 89   13%  112/16%
2017  469  23/10  .273/.247   6    69  49/15/36  35    91  129/104   20%  119/12%
2018  606  34/21  .290/.283   5    72  46/22/32 ...

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