FACTS/FLUKES: M. Cabrera, Pineda, Castellanos, Karns, Smoak

Can Cabrera rebound? ... His name has been etched on fantasy leaderboards for over a decade, but Miguel Cabrera (1B, DET) is off to one of the worst starts of his career in 2017. He's suffered through a pair of muscle strains (groin, oblique) while hitting just .248 with 4 HR through 105 AB. Is our finger on the panic button? 

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  HctX  h%  GB/LD/FB   PX/xPX  hr/f  HR  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ========  =======  ====  ==  ===
2014  611  .313  .302    9   81   157  35  40/25/35  154/163   14%  25   90
2015  429  .338  .290   15   81   142  39  42/25/33  126/124   16%  18   81
2016  595  .316  .293   11   81   134  34  42/23/36  137/144   22%  38   80
2017  105  .248  .257   12   72  ...

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