FACTS/FLUKES: Bellinger, Peralta, Hosmer, Bumgarner, Musgrove

Will power return for Bellinger? ... Coming off a huge second half of 2017, Cody Bellinger (1B, LA) was a borderline top 30 pick in 2018 drafts. His final line was likely disappointing for his owners, but he still exhibited an attractive power/speed combo, and finished strong, with eight home runs, eight steals, and a hit-rate aided .316 average over his final 192 plate appearances. Now going just inside the top 50 in early NFBC drafts, is he worth investing in for 2019?

Year   AB  HR/SB    BA/xBA    vL   bb%/ct%    G/L/F   h%  HctX/PX/xPX  hr/f  Spd/SBO
====  ===  =====  =========  ====  =======  ========  ==  ===========  ====  =======
2016* 410  23/7   .248/NA     N/A   10/75      N/A    28    NA/124/NA   N/A   86/8%
2017^ 547 ...

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