FACTS/FLUKES: Bryant, Lackey, Myers, Liriano, Moss

Bryant climbing higher ... While Kris Bryant's (3B, CHC) rookie debut couldn't have gone much better (.275 BA, 26 HR, 13 SB), his high strikeout rate caused some hesitation early in 2016 drafts. Bryant hasn't slowed one bit in his second season, hitting for a slightly better BA (.283) with a 30+ HR pace:

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  HctX  h%  GB/LD/FB   PX  xPX  hr/f  Spd  SBO  
=====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ========  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===
2014*  492  .291   --    12   64   --   39     --     228   -    --    86  11%
2015   559  .275  .232   12   64   107  38  34/21/45  163  147   16%  134  10%
2016   237  .283  .277    9   75   129  32  34/23/42  156  169   20%  101   6%

From a skills perspective, the sophomore...

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