FACTS/FLUKES: Shaw, K. Marte, Pederson, Lyles, Eflin

Shaw proving last year was no fluke... Travis Shaw (3B, MIL) had a big year in 2017, as he reached the 30 home run plateau for the first time, while also improving his batting average and stolen base totals. His power production has carried over into 2018, but let's see how the skills are holding up.

Year   AB  HR/SB    BA/ xBA  OPSvL  bb%  ct%    G/L/F   h%  HctX   PX/xPX  hr/f  Spd
====  ===  =====  =========  =====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  =======  ====  ===
2015* 515  17/0   .248/.237   .975    7   77  37/20/43  29    98   98/128   18%   87
2016  480  16/5   .242/.240   .599    8   72  36/19/45  30    98  123/122   10%   80
2017  538  31/10  .273/.274   .776   10   74  43/20/38  31   112  141/128   21%   76
2018  231  14/0  ...

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