FACTS/FLUKES: Lucroy, Allen, K. Seager, Graveman, Reddick

Lucroy the top catcher? ... Jonathan Lucroy (C, TEX) entered 2016 with some lingering injury concerns, but that didn't stop us from identifying a buying opportunity. Lucroy went off with a .292 BA and career-high 24 HR in a healthy season that included a move from MIL to TEX. Could the case be made for Lucroy as 2017's best catcher?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  ct%  HctX  h%  FB%   PX  xPX  hr/f  HR  Spd  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ==  ===  ===  ===  ====  ==  ===  ===
2013  521  .280  .281   87   133  29   38  104  135   10%  18  110   81
2014  585  .301  .298   88   132  33   36  119  128    7%  13   99   98
2015  371  .264  .274   83   128  30   29   83  104    8%   7  101   47
2016  490  .292  .276   80   114  33   39  118 ...

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