FACTS/FLUKES: Posey, Shields, Bruce, W. Smith, J. Peterson

Posey is an elite option … Buster Posey (C/1B, SF) led all catchers in batting average, RBI, OBP and Slg while also ranking in the top four in HR, R and SB. As such, he’ll again be the first catcher drafted in nearly every fantasy league. Is there any cause for hesitation?

Year   AB  HR    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%  GB/LD/FB  h%  HctX   PX  xPX  hr/f  OPSvR
====  ===  ==  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  ===  ===  ====  =====
2012  530  24  .336  .301   12   82  47/25/29  38   113  137  104   19%   .822
2013  520  15  .294  .279   10   87  47/20/33  32   116  103  116   10%   .792
2014  547  22  .311  .298    8   87  42/24/34  32   131  113  121   13%   .844
2015  557  19  .318  .288    9   91  44/22/34  33   138   87  113   11%  ...

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