FACTS/FLUKES: Arenado, Soto, Barnhart, Wacha, C. Smith

Is Arenado still as reliable as ever? ... Nolan Arenado (3B, COL) has probably been the most consistent offensive force in the league over the past four seasons, a time in which he's hit .297 while averaging 39.5 homers per season. Can owners pencil him in for similar numbers in 2019?

Year   AB  HR    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%    G/L/F   h%  HctX   PX/xPX  hr/f
====  ===  ==  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  =======  ====  
2014  432  18  .287  .300    5   87  38/21/42  30   127  142/134   11%
2015  616  42  .287  .307    5   82  34/22/44  29   133  172/151   19%
2016  618  41  .294  .290   10   83  35/18/47  30   128  146/148   17%
2017  606  37  .309  .297    9   83  34/21/45  32   123  145/149   16%
2018  590  38  .297  .291   11 ...

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