FACTS/FLUKES: Betts, Tanaka, A. Garcia, Schoop, Tomlin

Can Betts reclaim elite status? ... Mookie Betts (OF, BOS) fell short of lofty expectations with declines in BA and power.  The 25-year-old was hardly a bust, but in light of an up-and-down year (including a .223-1-12 month of August) it's worth asking if Betts is truly elite?  

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  HctX  h%  LD/FB   PX/xPX  HR  hr/f   SB  
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ==  =====  =======  ==  ====  === 
2014   189  .291  .270   10   84   130  33  21/39  108/117   5    8%    7  
2015   597  .291  .277    7   86   119  31  19/42  114/115  18    8%   21  
2016   672  .318  .295    7   88   119  33  19/39  114/107  31   13%   26 
2017   628  .264  .279   11   87   126  27  17/43  103/110  24   10%   26...

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