FACTS/FLUKES: Freeman, Simon, Walker, Lyles, C. Johnson

Freeman taking it further ... After three straight seasons of 20+ HR and a .319 BA in 2013 (his age-23 season), many pundits thought Freddie Freeman (1B, ATL) could be a top first baseman in 2014. Freeman's hot start in April would seem to validate those claims, but what do the skills think of his early performance?

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%   Eye  h%   PX  xPX    G/L/F   hr/f  HR  BPV
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ===  ===  ========  ====  ==  ===
2011   571  .282  .260    8   75  0.37  34  126  138  42/23/35   14%  21   29
2012   540  .259  .271   11   76  0.50  30  132  137  37/26/37   15%  23   55
2013   551  .319  .276   11   78  0.55  38  118  151  38/27/35   15%  23   58
2014   116  .293  .308   10   80 ...

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