FACTS/FLUKES: Springer, Jimenez, Moreland, Hughes, Kipnis

Springer living up to expectations…It was a great start to 2015 for George Springer (OF, HOU), who was on a 30/30 pace. But a fractured wrist cost him all of July and August. In 2016, Springer picked up where he left off, and returned plenty of value over the first two months of the season.

Year    AB   BA    xBA  ct%   G/L/F    HR   PX  xPX  hr/f  SB  Spd  SBO  SB%
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ========  ==  ===  ===  ====  ==  ===  ===  ===
2013+  492  .261         61            29  194             34  101  32%  79%
2014*  346  .239  .241   62  45/15/39  22  191  161   28%   8  133  11%  80%
2015   388  .276  .261   72  45/24/30  16  127  111   19%  16  123  17%  80%
2016   208  .279  .261   73  51/19/30  11  130   98   24%   3  115 ...

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