FACTS/FLUKES: Judge, K. Seager, Bradley, T. Rogers, Giles

Judge's warts... Prior to being drilled on the wrist by a 93-mph fastball in late July Aaron Judge (OF, NYY) was on pace for a nice follow-up to his amazing 2017 breakout season. Let's a take a closer look at the skills and underlying metrics of the 6-foot-7, 282-pound, 26-year old for a hint at what to expect in 2019. 

Year   AB  HR/SB   BA/xBA  h%  HctX  bb%  ct%   LA*   PX/xPX  HHFB+ hr/f  hr/HHf^
====  ===  =====  =======  ==  ====  ===  ===  ====  =======  ====  ====  ======
2016# 436   24/4  237/216  31   129   10   65  20.6  143/196   26%   18%    36%
2017  542   52/9  284/267  36   113   19   62  15.8  223/175   24%   36%    66%
2018  372   26/6  285/254  38   112   15   63  12.1  183/123   16%   30%    70%
# includes MLE 
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