FACTS/FLUKES: Moustakas, Gray, Choo, A. Miller, Kiermaier

Moustakas breakout, redux?… With seven HR and a .913 OPS in April 2016, Mike Moustakas (3B, KC) looked to be joining the elite ranks of third baseman. But a torn ACL in May brought his season to an end. With Moustakas on track to be fully healthy come spring, can he pick up where he left off?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%  HctX   G/L/F    HR  PX   xPX  hr/f 
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ====  ========  ==  ===  ===  ==== 
2012  563  .242  .236   6    78  28    88  34/16/50  20  115  109    9%
2013  472  .233  .241   6    82  26    86  37/19/45  12   91   87    7%
2014* 488  .217  .258   7    83  23   114  39/20/41  16  100  120    9%
2015  549  .284  .274   7    86  30   117  40/19/41  22  112  114   11%
2016  104  .240 ...

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