FACTS/FLUKES: Murphy, A. Garcia, Chen, Finnegan, Joseph

Murphy still on a tear ... Eight homers over the final two months of 2015 propelled Daniel Murphy (2B, WAS) to a career high of 14, and he added seven in the post-season for good measure. The explosive power has carried over into 2016, and he leads the league in batting as well. Can he keep up this torrid pace? 

Year   AB  HR/SB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%    G/L/F   h%  HctX   PX  xPX  hr/f  Spd  SBO
====  ===  =====  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===
2012  571   6/10  .291  .285   6    86  51/24/25  33    88   79   55    5%   84   8%
2013  658  13/23  .286  .266   5    86  42/21/36  32   112   87  100    6%  100  16%
2014  596   9/13  .289  .285   6    86  42/28/29  33   107   84   89    6%   94  11%
2015 ...

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