FACTS/FLUKES: Contreras, Quintana, DeJong, Maeda, Desmond

Contreras powers up … Willson Contreras (C, CHC) enjoyed a breakout season in 2017, batting .276 with 21 HR in 377 AB, but followed it with a disappointing 10 HR and .249 batting average in 474 AB a year ago. Things have gone much better through his first 83 AB of 2019, as he already has 8 HR to go along with a .301 batting average. Can he keep this pace?

Year   AB  HR/SB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%  GB/LD/FB  h%  HctX   PX/xPX  hr/f  Spd
====  ===  =====  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  =======  ====  ===
2016* 456  19/5   .290  .276    9   77  54/18/28  34   101  121/105   24%  109
2017  377  21/5   .276  .268   11   74  53/17/29  32   106  131/101   26%   77
2018  474  10/4   .249  .242   10   74  52/17/31  31    79   92/71    ...

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