FACTS/FLUKES: Gregorius, Cole, Haniger, Happ, and Bregman

Gregorius drops the hammer... During his .287, 25 HR, and 87 RBI performance in 2017, Didi Gregorius (SS, NYY) had a few metrics that were skeptical of his pop. Over the month of April, he has been the best hitter in MLB, as he has hit .368 with ten HR and 30 RBI. Do the metrics support his power going forward in 2018?  

Year   AB   BA/  xBA HR/SB  bb%  ct%    G/L/F   h%  HctX   PX/xPX  hr/f  Spd/SBO
====  ===  ========= =====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  =======  ====  ======= 
2014  270  .226/.238  6/ 3    7   81  37/20/43  26    98   88/106    6%  140/ 5%
2015  525  .265/.252  9/ 5    6   84  45/21/34  30    82   68/ 64    6%  104/ 6%
2016  562  .276/.271 20/ 7    3   85  40/20/40  29    85   96/ 78   10%  103/ 7%
2017  534 ...

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