FACTS/FLUKES: Bryant, J. Gomez, M. Upton, Freese, W. Perez

Is Bryant prepared to take another step? … Kris Bryant (3B/OF, CHC) made his MLB debut on April 17, 2015 to a great deal of fanfare and managed to live up to the hype, posting a .275 BA, 26 HR and 13 SB. Can he become a bonafide star in 2016?

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  HctX  h%  GB/LD/FB   PX  xPX  hr/f  Spd  SBO  BPV
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ========  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===  ===
2014*  492  .291   --    12   64   --   39    ----    228   -    --    86  11%   89
2015   559  .275  .232   12   64   107  38  34/21/45  163  147   16%  134  10%   55

While there’s a lot to like in his BPIs, there is still work to be done:

• The home runs should keep coming, as Bryant has elite power (xPX) and hits plenty of...

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