FACTS/FLUKES: Heyward, Owings, Molina, Greinke, Lugo

Heyward mired in season-long slump ... Since the slow start of Jason Heyward (OF, CHC) was examined back in mid-June, his production has tailed off even more, as he's totaled two homers and one steal in 266 at-bats. Is there reason to believe he can bounce back down the stretch, or even in 2017?

Year   AB  HR/SB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%    G/L/F   h%  HctX   PX  xPX  hr/f  Spd  SBO
====  ===  =====  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===
2012  587  27/21  .269  .261    9   74  44/19/37  32   112  138  132   17%  110  19%
2013  382  14/2   .254  .272   11   81  44/21/35  28    99  116   95   13%  102   6%
2014  573  11/20  .271  .251   10   83  45/19/36  31    95   80   80    6%  113  13%
2015  547  13/23  .293 ...

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