FACTS/FLUKES: Donaldson, Hamels, J. Abreu, Kimbrel, B. Miller

Donaldson looking to return to form…After a 2015 MVP and fourth place finish in 2016, Josh Donaldson (3B, TOR) ranked as a popular commodity heading into the 2017 season. It’s not exactly been an All Star season for him; it didn’t help that he racked up six weeks of DL time to a strained calf. Can Donaldson make a contribution in the second half?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  h%  bb%  ct%  HctX   G/L/F    HR   PX  xPX  hr/f
====  ===  ====  ====  ==  ===  ===  ====  ========  ==  ===  ===  ====
2013  579  .301  .282  34   12   81   107  44/21/36  24  132   97   14%
2014  608  .255  .264  28   11   79   118  45/13/41  29  138  126   15%
2015  620  .297  .297  32   11   79   129  45/17/38  41  170  139   22%
2016  577  .284  .290  30   16   79 ...

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