FACTS/FLUKES: Baez, Steckenrider, Ahmed, Gausman, Swanson

Ultra-aggressive approach working for Baez … It has been a tremendous season for Javier Báez (2B/SS/3B, CHC), who has slashed .293/.325/.574 with 25 HR and 19 SB through 437 AB. He has already surpassed MLB personal bests in HR, RBI and SB with roughly 40 games still left to play. What’s behind the stellar performance?

Year   AB  HR/SB    BA/xBA   bb%  ct%  GB/LD/FB  h%  HctX   PX/xPX  hr/f  Spd/SBO
====  ===  =====  =========  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  =======  ====  =======
2014* 601  26/14  .209/.213   6    60  41/15/45  30    82  166/120   17%   93/24%
2015* 357  11/14  .287/.249   5    69  37/31/31  39   103  117/121    6%  112/21%
2016  421  14/12  .273/.241   3    74  44/20/36  34    88   95/ 89   13%  112/16%
2017  469 ...

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