FACTS/FLUKES: Machado, B. McCann, Heaney, Plouffe, Axford

Machado the real deal..After injuries to both knees in 2013/14, Manny Machado (3B, BAL) had something to prove in 2015. He did so with flying colors, posting career highs in HR, SB, and BA on the way to a fourth-place MVP finish. Can Machado deliver an encore performance?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  FB%  HctX  HR  PX   xPX  hr/f  SB  Spd  SBO 
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ====  ==  ===  ===  ====  ==  ===  ===
2012* 593  .254  .251    8   81  40%   115  17  103  100   12%   2  133   5%
2013  667  .283  .277    4   83  32%   101  14  107   73    9%   6  122   9%
2014  327  .278  .262    6   79  31%   100  12  106  101   15%   2  112   2%
2015  633  .286  .279   10   82  38%   120  35  127  122   18%  20  112  15%
*- inc...

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