FACTS/FLUKES: Aguilar, DeJong, O. Herrera, Hamels, Newcomb

What will Aguilar do for encore? ... Jesús Aguilar (1B, MIL) mashed his way into a full-time role during the early portion of the 2018 season, and when it was all said and done, finished the year with 35 home runs and a .274 average. Can owners count on similar production in 2019?

Year   AB  HR    BA   xBA  OPSvR  bb%  ct%    G/L/F   h%  HctX   PX  xPX  hr/f
====  ===  ==  ====  ====  =====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  ===  ===  ====
2015* 529  16  .244   N/A    N/A    7   75     N/A    30   N/A  107  N/A   N/A
2016* 521  25  .218   N/A    N/A    8   78     N/A    23   N/A  113  N/A   N/A
2017* 279  16  .265  .252   .806    8   66  41/21/38  34   121  154  165   23%
2018  492  35  .274  .269   .876   10   71  35/24/41  32   115  163...

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