FACTS / FLUKES: Machado, Sanchez, Eaton, Pearce, Stroman

Machado's bat heating up, but legs stagnant ... From gruesome knee injuries to "slippery" bats, Manny Machado (3B, BAL) hasn't necessarily made headlines for the right reasons over the past year, but the skills and upside he's displayed at such a young age have kept us all intrigued. 

Year        AB    BA   xBA   bb%  ct%  h%   G/L/F     PX  HR  hr/f  Spd  SB  SBO  BPV
=====       ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ===  ==  ====  ===  ==  ===  ===
2012*       593  .253  .250    7   81  29  46/14/40  102  17   12%  128  13  ---   56 
2012 (MLB)  191  .262  .253    5   80  29  46/14/40  110   7   12%  128   2   5%   50  
2013        667  .283  .277    4   83  32  47/21/32  107  14    8%  121   6   9%   84
2014        240  .267 ...

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