FACTS/FLUKES: J. Abreu, Pedroia, Lester, Masterson, J. Jones

Has Abreu met expectations? ... There were many pre-season pundits who, despite the trickiness of a projection, thought José Abreu (1B, CHW), pictured, could be a top hitter right away. They touted his strong production in Cuba compared to other recent Cuban signees like Yoenis Céspedes (OF, OAK) and Yasiel Puig (OF, LA). Were they right about his offensive abilities?

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%   h%   G/L/F    HR   PX  xPX  HH%  hr/f
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===   ==  ========  ==  ===  ===  ===  ==== 
2014   286  .280  .318    6   74   29  43/21/36  27  229  160   36   35%

Guess so:

• His power is for real. While he has a 70-point xPX-PX variance, a 160 xPX is pretty darned good.
• His 35% hr/f will be difficult to...

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