FACTS/FLUKES: Goldschmidt, Myers, Rosenthal, Phillips, Kuhl

Goldschmidt enjoying a phenomenal 2017 … Paul Goldschmidt (1B, ARI) finished 2016 with a disappointing (by his standards) 24 HR in 579 AB, but he made up for it by racking up a career high 32 SB. Though the 29-year-old’s SB prowess has waned a bit in 2017, his power has rebounded in a major way, as he already has 21 HR in 331 AB, while sporting a splendid .317 BA. What’s behind the resurgence?

Year   AB   BA    xBA bb% ct%  HctX  h%  GB/LD/FB   PX/xPX hr/f  HR/SB  Spd/SBO
====  ===  ====  ==== === ===  ====  ==  ========  ======= ====  =====  =======
2013  602  .302  .290  14  76   131  35  44/21/35  168/164  23%  36/15   91/11%
2014  406  .300  .296  14  73   139  37  45/22/33  194/173  19%  19/ 9   94/ 9%
2015  567  .321  .284  17 ...

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