FACTS/FLUKES: Sano, Estrada, Odor, J.C. Ramirez, Hicks

Sano doing it all ... The outlook on Miguel Sanó (3B, MIN) entering 2017 seemed clear: huge power with plenty of HR, but plan for a BA drag. That's been half right so far, as Sano is among the league leaders in HR, but he's paired it with a .305 batting average through 105 AB. Can Sano, who recently made a cameo in Stephen Nickrand's Batters Buyers Guide, keep this up?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  HctX  h%  GB/LD/FB   PX  xPX  hr/f  HR
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ========  ===  ===  ====  ==
2015  279  .269  .243   16   57   109  40  33/25/42  223  174   26%  18
2016  437  .236  .224   11   59    96  33  34/20/46  172  157   21%  25
2017  105  .305  .275   20   59   128  42  29/21/50  272  193   32%  10

The HR...

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