FACTS/FLUKES: Dozier, Bauer, L. Cain, Sabathia, Headley

Dozier's encore ... Brian Dozier's (2B, MIN) second-half explosion (.274 BA, 29 HR, 12 SB) likely took many fantasy owners to the promised land in 2016. It also made him a prime "regression" candidate in many circles, as the key question surrounding Dozier entering 2017 was: How much of that second-half surge is sustainable?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  HctX  h%  GB/LD/FB   PX/xPX  hr/f  Spd  SBO  HR/SB
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ========  =======  ====  ===  ===  =====
2014  598  .242  .257   13   78    95  27  37/20/43  124/ 97   11%  106  16%  23/21
2015  628  .236  .261    9   76    98  27  33/23/44  138/129   13%  106  12%  28/12
2016  615  .268  .276    9   78   109  28  36/16/48  159/137   18%  127  14% ...

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