FACTS/FLUKES: Baez, Narvaez, Nimmo, Maeda, P. Lopez

Baez continues to rake ... Javier Báez (SS, CHC) was in the midst of another big year until suffering a fractured finger in early September. How did it stack up against his 2018 campaign, and what should we expect from him in 2020?

Year   PA  HR/SB    BA/xBA   bb%/ct%    G/L/F   h%   PX/xPX  HR/F  xHR/F  Spd/SBO
====  ===  =====  =========  =======  ========  ==  =======  ====  =====  =======
2016  450  14/12  .273/.241    3/74   44/20/36  34   95/89    13%   12%   116/16%
2017  508  23/10  .273/.247    6/69   49/15/36  35  129/104   20%   19%   119/12%
2018  645  34/21  .290/.283    4/72   46/22/32  35  163/110   24%   26%   155/25%
2019  561  29/11  .281/.272    5/71   50/18/32  35  145/108   24%   25%   124/17%

Most skills carried...

Almost!

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