FACTS/FLUKES: Lamb, C. Martinez, Peraza, Swarzak, Vogt

2H fade again plagues Lamb … For the second year in a row, Jake Lamb (3B, ARI) got off to a fast start only to wither in the second half of the season. What can we expect in 2018?

Year   AB  HR    BA   xBA  OPSvL  bb%  ct%  GB/LD/FB  h%  HctX   PX  xPX  hr/f
====  ===  ==  ====  ====  =====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  ===  ===  ====
2014* 518  15  .268  .258   .364    8   70  52/17/31  36    98  153  105   14%
2015  350   6  .263  .234   .541    9   72  45/23/32  35   115   87  114    7%
2016  523  29  .249  .271   .625   11   71  46/17/37  30   113  164  149   21%
2017  536  30  .248  .264   .557   14   72  41/21/38  29   104  142  125   20%
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