FACTS/FLUKES: Franco, C. Martinez, Schebler, Owings, C. Anderson

Franco flashing positive signs … After an impressive 2015 MLB debut, there was a great deal of excitement surrounding Maikel Franco (3B, PHI) heading into 2016. However, his first full MLB season was filled with ups and downs and failed to live up to the immense hype. Is his slow start cause for concern?

Year    AB  HR    BA   xBA  OPSvR  bb%  ct%  GB/LD/FB  h%  HctX   PX  xPX  hr/f
=====  ===  ==  ====  ====  =====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  ===  ===  ====
2013*  277  12  .305   N/A   N/A    3    87     N/A    31   N/A  109  N/A   N/A
2014#  577  14  .222   N/A   N/A    4    82  49/12/40  25   N/A   97  N/A   N/A
2015#  445  18  .291  .283  .844    7    82  47/18/35  32   103  130  119   16%
2016   581  25  .255  .263  .698    6  ...

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