FACTS/FLUKES: Encarnacion, Nova, V. Martinez, Samardzija, J. Ramirez

Encarnacion remains steady contributor…When we checked in on Edwin Encarnación (DH/1B, TOR) in late May, things were not looking good. With a low BA and only a handful of HRs, it looked like his string of consistent production would end. Fast forward to the end of the season, and another strong year enters the books.

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%   G/L/F    HctX  HR   PX  xPX  hr/f 
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ====  ==  ===  ===  ==== 
2011  481  .272  .275    8   84  29  36/19/44   129  17  124  124    9% 
2012  542  .280  .285   13   83  27  33/18/49   131  42  157  153   19% 
2013  530  .272  .311   13   88  25  35/22/43   137  36  150  152   18% 
2014  477  .268  .300   12   83  26  36/16/47   137  34  176...

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