FACTS/FLUKES: Brantley, Morton, Moustakas, E. Rodriguez, T. Beckham

Is Brantley's shoulder healthy? ... A 2016 season littered with shoulder setbacks—and ultimately surgery in August—had owners skeptical of Michael Brantley (OF, CLE) entering 2017. Brantley's flashed signs of his 2014-15 self so far with a .283 BA, 5 HR, and 3 SB through his first 92 AB. Is he out of the woods?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  ct%  HctX  h%  GB/LD/FB   PX  xPX  hr/f  Spd  SBO  HR/SB  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ==  ========  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===  =====  ===
2014  611  .327  .324   91   133  34  46/26/28  116  105   13%   94  13%  20/23  102
2015  529  .310  .308   90   122  32  46/23/32  107   88   10%   76  10%  15/15   92
2016   39  .231  .247   85   111  27  44/24/32   40  108    0%  102  10%   0/ 1   17
2017  ...

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