FACTS/FLUKES: Hamilton, Nelson, Cuddyer, Leake, Ethier

Should we be concerned about Hamilton? … Billy Hamilton (OF, CIN) finished 2014 tied for second in MLB in stolen bases behind only Dee Gordon (2B, MIA). However, his performance declined sharply in the second half of 2014. Has he been able to make any adjustments so far in 2015?

Year    AB  SB   BA    xBA   OBP  bb%  ct%    G/L/F   h%  HctX  Spd  SBO  SB%
====   ===  ==  ====  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  ===  ===  ===
2012*  175  45  .271   N/A  .383   15   73     N/A    37   N/A  157  89%  73%
2013#  523  76  .238  .276  .285    6   77  50/36/14  30   40   163  71%  81%
2014   563  56  .250  .237  .292    6   79  42/21/37  31   70   167  58%  71%
2015   198  25  .222  .234  .264    6   83  42/22/36  25   63   171  60% ...

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