FACTS/FLUKES: Story, Maeda, Flores, Roark, C. Taylor

Story starts slow ... It was just a year ago when rookie Trevor Story (SS, COL) was the talk of baseball's first half. And what a difference a year makes—Story, who was a top-30 pick entering 2017, is hitting just .221 in a sophomore season that's already included a DL stint (shoulder). Can he turn this thing around?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  HctX  h%  GB/LD/FB   PX/xPX  Spd/SBO  HR/SB  BPV
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2016  372  .272  .259    9   65   119  34  29/24/47  199/191  122/15%  27/ 8   75
2017  197  .234  .211   12   63    86  32  25/19/56  142/160  130/ 4%  10/ 2   30

Expect continued power output. The BA, not so much:

• Story's power metrics are in good shape, as...

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