FACTS/FLUKES: J. Abreu, Estrada, R. Davis, S. Dyson, Kiermaier

GB% issues catch up with Abreu…After two years with 30 HR/100 RB/.290+ BA, José Abreu (1B, CHW) didn’t come cheaply in 2016 drafts. He’s not lived up to that lofty status in 2016. While the 2016 Baseball Forecaster pointed out that he may have seen his ceiling, this steep drop wasn’t anticipated—can he turn it around?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%   G/L/F    OPSvL  HctX  HR   PX  xPX  hr/f
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  =====  ====  ==  ===  ===  ====
2012* 297  .339         16   85                         18  138
2013* 285  .320         13   84                         10  103
2014  556  .317  .307    8   76  45/23/31   1.098  120  36  185  132   27%
2015  613  .290  .276    6   77  47/21/32    .658  117  30  136  116  ...

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