FACTS/FLUKES: Seager, Posey, Hand, Lynn, Galvis

No sophomore slump for Seager … Corey Seager (SS, LA) had a tremendous rookie campaign, batting .308 with 26 HR in 627 AB. Through 416 AB, he owns a .310 BA with 19 HR, putting him on pace to finish 2017 with a virtual carbon copy of his 2016 numbers. How are his skills holding up?

Year   AB  HR/SB  bb%  ct%   BA    xBA  GB/LD/FB  h%  HctX   PX/xPX  hr/f OPSvL
====  ===  =====  ===  ===  ====  ====  ========  ==  ====  =======  ==== =====
2014* 148   2/ 1    5   70  .304   --      --     42   N/A  142/ -    --    -
2015# 599  20/ 5    7   83  .280  .295  53/20/27  31   166  117/140   19%  .926
2016  627  26/ 3    8   79  .308  .290  46/24/29  36   127  122/130   18%  .722 
2017  416  19/ 3   13   75  .310  .277  40/25/35  38   145 ...

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