FACTS/FLUKES: Bryant, Gray, Schwarber, Dyson, Frazier

Bryant tweaks approach … On the heels of a 2016 campaign that saw him bat .292 with 39 HR and eight SB, Kris Bryant (3B/OF, CHC) faced sky-high expectations heading into 2017. Though he has had a fine year, batting .287 with 23 HR and seven SB, the decline in HR output is notable. What’s going on here?

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  HctX  h%  GB/LD/FB   PX/xPX  hr/f  Spd/SBO
=====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ========  =======  ====  =======
2014*  492  .291   N/A   12   64   N/A  39    N/A     228/--    N/A   86/11% 
2015   559  .275  .232   12   64   107  38  34/21/45  163/147   16%  134/10% 
2016   603  .292  .273   11   74   122  33  31/24/46  158/159   19%  108/ 7%
2017   429  .287  .272   15   77    98  32  38/19/44 ...

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