FACTS/FLUKES: Semien, Bundy, Merrifield, Hendriks, Grandal

A tale of two seasons ... For Marcus Semien (2B/SS, TEX), it's been the worst of times (April-May) and the best of times (June-July), and despite a slowdown in August, he's put together an excellent $27 5x5 season so far. What do we expect from Semien the rest of the season?

Year   PA  HR/xHR  OBA   BA/xBA  bb%  ct%  Brl%  HctX   PX/xPX    G/L/F  HR/F  SB
====  ===  ======  === ========= ===  ===  ====  ====  =======  ======== ====  ==
2017  386   10/ 8  325 .249/.237  10   75   4.6    92   92/119  37/20/42   9%  12
2018  703   15/19  316 .255/.248   9   79   4.5    95   83/ 90  39/23/38   8%  14 
2019  747   33/32  369 .285/.290  12   84   8.5   122  114/105  41/20/39  15%  10
2020  236    7/ 7  305 .223/.225  11   76   5.0    86  ...

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