FACTS/FLUKES: Pollock, Grandal, DeJong, L. Castillo, W. Smith

Only injuries can hold Pollock down... A.J. Pollock (OF, ARI) can't seem to avoid injury, as he missed seven weeks with a thumb injury he suffered in mid-May. But he's put up huge numbers once again whenever he's been on the field. Should owners expect him to maintain his current pace?

Year   AB  HR/SB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%    G/L/F   h%  HctX   PX/xPX  hr/f  Spd/SBO
====  ===  =====  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  =======  ====  =======
2014  265   7/14  .302  .291    7   83  52/14/34  34   107  134/97     9%  177/25%
2015  609  20/39  .315  .299    8   85  50/21/29  34   128  111/99    13%  128/26%
2016   41   2/4   .244  .209   11   80  42/9/48   26    89   71/119   13%  121/31%
2017  425  14/20  .266  .269    8   83 ...

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