FACTS/FLUKES: Freeman, Young, Heyward, T. Anderson, Newman

Freeman has skills for early rounds... After his .295, 38 HR, 121 RBI, 113 R and 6 SB performance in 2019, fantasy owners were rostering Freddie Freeman (1B, ATL) at a 26 ADP in 2020 drafts. He's been great so far, as he is hitting .349 with 11 HR, 48 RBI, 44 R, and 1 SB through 189 at-bats. Does he have the skills for an early-round selection in 2021? 

Year   AB  HR  xHR    BA/xBA   bb%  ct%    G/L/F   h%  HctX   PX/xPX  Fbd^  EV*
====  ===  ==  ===   ========  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  =======  ===  ==== 
2016  589  34   43  .302/.279   13   71  30/29/41  38   125  173/177  339  95.6
2017  440  28   32  .307/.300   13   78  35/24/41  34   119  157/156  333  94.0
2018  618  23   36  .309/.290   11   79  36/32/31  36   121  119/123...

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