FACTS/FLUKES: Espinosa, Freeman, J. Garcia, J. Gomez, Freese

What's behind Espinosa's power surge? ... Widely thought to have a tenuous grip on a starting role entering 2016, Danny Espinosa (SS, WAS) has been one of the major surprises of the 2016 season. After hitting just .185 with one HR in April, Espinosa has exploded with 17 HR and a .250 BA since. Fact or fluke?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  GB/LD/FB  h%  HH%   PX  xPX  hr/f  Spd  SBO  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ===  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===  ===
2012  594  .247  .234    7   68  47/19/34  34   31  123  109   13%  105  19%   19
2013* 441  .169  .173    4   63  51/10/39  25   27   97   95    7%   77  11%  -12
2014  333  .219  .215    5   63  44/22/34  32   36  115  134   12%  106  14%   -9
2015  367  .240  .242   ...

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