FACTS/ FLUKES: Goldschmidt, Bailey, Melancon, Freese, Lagares

Good as Goldschmidt ... There were big expectations for Paul Goldschmidt (1B, ARI) entering his second full season. So far, at least, he's answered the call and is among the NL leaders in HR, RBIs, slugging and OBP.

Year    AB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%  h%    G/L/F    PX  hr/f  Spd  SBO  HR/SB
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ===  ====  ===  ===  =====  
2011   156  .250  .267   11   66  33  42/21/37  183   21%   82  10%   8/ 4
2012   514  .286  .275   10   75  35  40/24/36  149   14%   71  15%  20/18
2013   259  .305  .291   12   76  35  44/23/33  158   23%   60   9%  16/ 6

There are few weaknesses in Goldschmidt's BPIs:

• He's established in almost 1,000 big league ABs the ability to maintain a high h% and outperform...

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