FACTS/FLUKES: Pollock, Syndergaard, Harrison, Kennedy, Flores

Can Pollock repeat? ... A.J. Pollock (OF, ARI) has been one of the biggest surprises of 2015 as he's on pace to return over $40 in standard formats. He's ripped through our optimistic speculation in the Baseball Forecaster of "UP: .290 BA, 30 SB" along with nearly 20 HR as well. Pollock's explosion begs the question—is he a cornerstone pick in 2016 drafts?

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%  GB/LD/FB   PX  xPX  hr/f  Spd  SBO  HR/SB  BPV
=====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===  =====  ===
2012*  509  .250  .253    5   86  29  50/20/30   57  110   10%  100  20%   4/14   30
2013   443  .269  .262    7   81  31  48/18/34   98  112    7%  134  14%   8/12   63
2014   265  .302  .291    7   83  34  52/14/34...

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