SPECULATOR: Searching for the next Carlos Gomez

A week ago, we looked at some pitchers who fit the same rebound profile as John Lackey. This week, we have another profile-matching exercise, this time focused on some hitters who may be on the verge of a leap forward.

Let's refresh ourselves on how Gomez blossomed in 2012-13:
 

Year     AB  HR  SB   BA   xBA   bb%  ct%  h%  LD%  PX  hr/f  Spd  5x5
====    ===  ==  ==  ====  ====  ===  === ===  ===  === ====  ===  ===  
2010    291   5  18  .247  .232   6   75   31   16   78   7%  141   $6 
2011    231   8  16  .225  .235   6   72   28   12  127  11%  145   $5  
2012    415  19  37  .260  .250   5   76   30   17  128  14%  128  $23  
2013    536  24  40  .284  .263   4   73   35   21  153  15%  143  $37

Based on this profile, we can...

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