FACTS/FLUKES: Carpenter, Greene, G. Cole, Davidson, M. Taylor

Is Carpenter a rebound candidate?... Coming into 2017, there was hope that Matt Carpenter (1B, STL) might build on his emerging power and BA skills to turn in a career year; instead, he posted his lowest BA ever and saw his fantasy value slide to a level not seen since his rookie season. Can we hope for a return to form in 2018?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  HR  bb%  ct%   Eye  HctX  GB/LD/FB   PX/xPX  hr/f
====  ===  ====  ====  ==  ===  ===  ====  ====  ========  =======  ====
2013  626  .318  .293  11   10   84  0.73   116  39/27/34  116/103    6%
2014  595  .272  .253   8   14   81  0.86   117  41/24/35   80/ 97    5%
2015  574  .272  .279  28   12   74  0.54   119  30/29/42  164/165   16%
2016  473  .271  .282  21   15   77  0.75   131 ...

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