FACTS/FLUKES: Encarnacion, Tanaka, Reddick, Peacock, Chisenhall

Encarnacion shows May power….At the end of April, Edwin Encarnación (1B, TOR) had only two home runs. Since he was coming off September wrist surgery, some fast-twitch owners decided to drop or trade him. If you resisted the temptation, you were amply awarded: Encarnacion tied (with some guy named Mantle) the AL record for homers in May.

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%   G/L/F    HR   PX  xPX  hr/f 
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ==  ===  ===  ==== 
2010*  364  .251  .281    8   83  25  32/17/51  23  146  133   15% 
2011   481  .272  .275    8   84  29  36/19/44  17  124  124    9% 
2012   542  .280  .285   13   83  27  33/18/49  42  153  157   19% 
2013   530  .272  .311   13   88  25  35/22/43  36  150  150  ...

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