FACTS/FLUKES: Adames, Keuchel, Upton, Plesac, Solak

Can Adames capitalize on tools? ... Only a couple of years removed from being Tampa's No.1 prospect, Willy Adames (SS, TAM) went .259-8-23 over the shortened season and helped his team to the AL pennant. But at 25, the Dominican native is looking over his shoulder. Wander Franco's ETA in Tampa notwithstanding, can Adames build on his performance last summer?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%  HctX  GB/LD/FB   PX/xPX   hr/f  HR/SB
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2017+ 506  .258   N/A   11   71  35  N/A     N/A      84/N/A   N/A    9/10
2018  591  .268  .212    9   68  37   87   52/18/30   77/  89  17%   13/ 9
2019  584  .254  .246    8   71  32  104   47/23/30   94/  91  19%   20/ 4
2020  205...

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