FACTS/FLUKES: Machado, Jepsen, Me. Cabrera, Da. Murphy

Machado is better, stronger, faster... It's not often that a productive big leaguer is felled by the same injury twice before the age of twenty-two, but that's the unique position Manny Machado (3B, BAL) faced at the start of this season. While health was obviously a concern, owners wondered just what kind of skills they would be investing in after two knee surgeries in less than two years. To this point, Machado's production has answered those concerns:

Year   AB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%  HctX  GB/LD/FB   PX  xPX  hr/f  Spd  SBO%  HR/SB  
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2012  191  .262  .252   5%  80%   113  46/14/40  110  100   12%  147    5%    7/2
2013  667  .283  .277   4%  83%   101 ...

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