FACTS/FLUKES: Altuve, Rodon, A. Rodriguez, Britton, Morrison

Altuve firing on all cylinders…He snuck up on no one last spring. A perennial all-star, Jose Altuve (2B, HOU) ranked as a first rounder; so far in 2016 he’s done nothing to dispute that. While Houston struggles to get above .500 in the AL West race, Altuve shines.

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  HctX   G/L/F    HR   PX  xPX  hr/f  SB  Spd  SBO
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ========  ==   ==  ===  ====  ==  ===  ===
2012  576  .290  .277    6   87    87  53/20/27   7   72   73    4%  33  147  27%
2013  626  .283  .264    5   86    94  49/23/28   5   58   78    5%  35  107  28%
2014  660  .341  .296    5   92    95  48/23/30   7   81   77    3%  56  131  32%
2015  638  .313  .281    5   90   103  47/18/35  15   89   92    7% ...

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