FACTS/FLUKES: J. Abreu, Castellanos, K. Seager, U. Jimenez, Medlen

Abreu a disappointment?…When we last took a look at José Abreu (1B, CHW), toward the end of May 2015, he was off to a bit of a slow start and there was reason to believe he would struggle to approach the elite output of his 2014 rookie season. Though his final 2015 line was indeed a step back, it’s the kind of early-round miss most of us can survive. Why the 2015 decline and how should we adjust 2016 expectations?

Yr-Splt   AB  HR   BA    OPS   bb%  ct%   Eye  h%   PX  xPX  HctX   xBA  GB%  hr/f
=======  ===  ==  ====  =====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ===  ===  ====  ====  ===  ====
2014     556  36  .317   .964    8   76  0.39  36  185  132   120  .307   45   27%
14-1H    272  25  .279   .953    6   74  0.24  29  241  163   118  .324   44 ...

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