FACTS/FLUKES: Lindor, Verlander, C. Davis, V. Martinez, Boyd

Lindor swings for the fences...When we last checked in on Francisco Lindor (SS, CLE) towards the end of June, 2017, analyst Dave Adler noted that though Lindor was off to a bit of a slow start, he had made some changes to his game, and predicted that Lindor would be much more productive in the second half. Let's see if Adler was right, and what it means for 2018. 

Year   AB  HR/SB   BA/xBA  h%  HctX  bb%  ct%  FB%   PX  xPX  hr/f  Spd/SB%  SBO%  
====  ===  =====  =======  ==  ====  ===  ===  ===  ===  ===  ====  =======  ====  
2014^ 507   9/23  248/---  30  ----   7    79  ---   67  ---  ----  105/57%   29%  
2015* 619  14/20  298/275  34    92   7    82  29%   92   75   13%  136/68%   17%  
2016  604  15/19  301/282  33    95   8   ...

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