FACTS/FLUKES: Murphy, Syndergaard, Rendon, C. Martinez, Russell

Daniel Murphy 2.0 ... Who is this guy? The 2016 version of Daniel Murphy (2B, WAS)—which really started down the stretch in 2015—has been the complete 180 of a hitter who failed to reach 15 HR in any of his first six MLB seasons. Batting average? On track for a career-high as well by a fairly wide margin. What do we make of Murphy's age-31 breakout?

Year   AB  HR/SB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%  GB/LD/FB  h%  HctX   PX  xPX  hr/f  Spd  SBO
====  ===  =====  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===
2012  571   6/10  .291  .285   6    86  51/24/25  33    88   79   55    5%   84   8%
2013  658  13/23  .286  .266   5    86  42/21/36  32   112   87  100    6%  100  16%
2014  596   9/13  .289  .285   6    86  42/28/29  33 ...

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