FACTS/FLUKES: Bour, Hoskins, Taillon, Norris, Zobrist

Bour’s BA has been a drag … Injuries derailed what was shaping up to be a monster year for Justin Bour (1B, MIA) in 2017, as he sported a .289 BA with 25 HR in 377 AB. He had the look of a possible draft-day bargain heading into 2018 (201 ADP), but through 286 AB, he has a .234 BA and 13 HR. What’s behind the sharp BA decline?

Year   AB  HR    BA/xBA    vL    vR   bb%  ct%  GB/LD/FB  h%  HctX   PX/xPX  hr/f
====  ===  ==  =========  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  =======  ====
2014* 459  11  .246/.249  .600  .734    7   81  53/16/31  28   127   93/126    6%
2015* 460  24  .258/.254  .573  .845    8   77  48/17/35  29   112  128/110   21%
2016  280  15  .264/.276  .533  .857   12   80  44/22/35  28   114  117/107   19%
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