FACTS/FLUKES: C. Seager, L. Castillo, Soler, Dickerson, Liriano

Sore elbow likely to blame for Seager's step backward... After Corey Seager (SS, LA) won NL Rookie of the Year and finished third in MVP voting in 2016, expectations were sky high for 2017, but instead, his production declined in his sophomore season. He also dealt with a sore right elbow during the second half--was that the likely cause for his disappointing numbers?

Year     AB   BA    xBA  HR  bb%  ct%   Eye  HctX  GB/LD/FB   PX/xPX  hr/f
=====   ===  ====  ====  ==  ===  ===  ====  ====  ========  =======  ====
2015*   599  .280  .296  20    7   83  0.42   168  53/20/27  118/139   19%
2016    627  .308  .290  26    8   79  0.41   127  46/24/29  122/130   18%
2017    539  .295  .271  22   11   76  0.51   135  42/25/33  111/136  ...

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