FACTS/FLUKES: Rendon, Knebel, Belt, G. Gonzalez, T. d'Arnaud

Rendon maturing as a hitter … Anthony Rendon (3B, WAS) bounced back from an injury plagued 2015 campaign with a sturdy .270 BA, 20 HR and 12 SB in 2016. He has been even better from a hitting perspective in 2017, batting .289 with 13 HR in 235 AB. What’s behind the surge?

Year   AB   BA    xBA bb% ct% HctX  h%  GB/LD/FB   PX/xPX hr/f  Spd  SBO  HR/SB
====  ===  ====  ==== === === ====  ==  ========  ======= ====  ===  ===  =====
2013  351  .265  .266   8  80  121  31  41/26/34   97/115   7%  110   2%   7/ 1
2014  613  .287  .279   9  83  136  32  40/20/40  126/146  10%  121  12%  21/17
2015  311  .264  .236  10  77  109  33  45/21/33   74/105   6%  108   3%   5/ 1
2016  567  .270  .258  10  79  117  31  36/21/44  111/116  10%  106  11%...

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