FACTS/FLUKES: Mazara, Contreras, M. Barnes, B. Lowe, J. Vargas

Can Mazara push past 20 HR mark?... For the third straight season, Nomar Mazara (RF, TEX) hit exactly 20 HR in 2018. And while he got off to a hot start, he finished with a batting average and OPS very similar to previous seasons. Do his skills show any signs of growth?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  HR  bb%  ct%  HctX  GB/LD/FB   PX/xPX  hr/f
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2015# 490  .272   N/A  11    8   78   N/A     N/A     85/N/A   N/A
2016  516  .266  .254  20    7   78    91  49/21/30   84/ 77   16%
2017  554  .253  .256  20    9   77   102  47/19/34   99/ 87   14%
2018  489  .258  .260  20    7   76   105  55/18/27  108/ 80   20%
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