FACTS/FLUKES: Holt, Bogaerts, Gillaspie, Elias, Lewis

A ‘Brock star’ is born? ... One of the few things that has gone right in 2014 for the defending World Series champions has been the play of Brock Holt (RF, BOS). Initially an afterthought in the 2012 trade designed to deliver a closer, Holt is quickly becoming a Fenway legend due to his timely hitting at the top of the lineup and at-times spectacular play in the outfield, where he seeing his first professional action this year. 

Year    AB    H    BA    SB   CS   bb% ct%   Eye   PX  SX/Spd   H%
=====  ===  ===   ====   ==   ==   ==  ==   ====  ===  ======  ===
2011*  511  132   .258   15   11   7%  82%  0.44   62    120   31%
2012*  542  166   .306   13   15   7%  86%  0.55   65     87   35%
2013*  350   78   .223    7    3   8%  81% ...

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