FACTS/FLUKES: Cain, Bundy, Buxton, E. Rodriguez, Joyce

Good health raising Cain…After a breakout campaign in 2015, much was expected from Lorenzo Cain (OF, KC) in 2016. But after missing a month with a strained hamstring, Cain’s numbers didn’t repeat. Now in 2017, with the Royals in the playoff hunt, Cain’s producing again. Can that continue over the remainder of the season?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  HctX  h%  FB%  HR   PX  hr/f  SB  Spd  SBO
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ===  ==  ===  ====  ==  ===  ===
2014  471  .301  .260    5   77    72  38  26%   5   90    5%  28  129  26%
2015  551  .307  .283    6   82   116  35  31%  16  108   11%  28  136  23%
2016  397  .287  .257    7   79    96  35  30%   9   76    9%  14  102  16%
2017  427  .288  .263    9   81   110  33 ...

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