FACTS/FLUKES: Conforto, Bour, Watson, Perdomo, Flowers

Conforto’s tremendous start … Michael Conforto (OF, NYM) entered 2016 with lofty expectations following an impressive 2015 debut, but finished the year with a .220 BA and 12 HR in 304 AB around stints in the minors. He has bounced back in a big way so far in 2017, batting .316 with 13 HR in 158 AB. What’s behind the surge?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  HR  bb%  ct%  HctX  GB/LD/FB   PX/xPX  hr/f  OPSvL
====  ===  ====  ====  ==  ===  ===  ====  ========  =======  ====  =====
2015* 347  .277  .274  13   10   77   137  39/23/39  137/157   17%   .481
2016* 432  .260  .251  18    9   74   120  36/19/45  130/153   12%   .295
2017  158  .316  .296  13   14   71   136  38/24/39  198/190   30%  1.103...

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