FACTS/FLUKES: Yelich, Baez, Zimmerman, Volquez, Chatwood

Can Yelich hold power gains? ... Prior to 2016, Christian Yelich (OF, MIA) had established himself as a batting average anchor who provided speed and a little bit of pop. He flipped the script on his steals and homers last year, with the end result being even more value than in previous years. Can he be even better in 2017?

Year   AB  HR/SB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%    G/L/F   h%  HctX   PX/xPX  hr/f  Spd  SBO
====  ===  =====  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  =======  ====  ===  ===
2013* 433   9/14  .276  .276   11   72  63/23/14  37   103   114/83   17%  154  15%
2014  582   9/21  .284  .271   11   76  61/21/18  36   113    91/97   12%  138  15%
2015  476   7/16  .300  .282    9   79  62/23/15  37   115    85/82   13%  123 ...

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