FACTS/FLUKES: Castro, Simon, Heyward, Wheeler, Nuno

Castro inching back ... After a disastrous 2013 campaign in which both his production and skills cratered, Starlin Castro (SS, CHC) is showing signs of life again. He's bumped his BA by over 40 points and is well into double-digits with the HR total. Are we ready to say that Castro is back?

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%  GB/LD/FB   PX  xPX  hr/f  Spd  SBO  HR/SB  BPV
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===  =====  ===
2011   674  .307  .273    5   86  35  49/20/31   82   79    5%  143  17%  10/22   64
2012   646  .283  .271    5   85  32  47/21/32   87  100    8%  152  23%  14/25   66
2013   666  .245  .249    4   81  29  51/20/29   75   99    6%  110  10%  10/ 9   26
2014   520  .288  .269    6 ...

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