FACTS/FLUKES: Shaw, Margot, Roark, K. Suzuki, Marquez

Shaw enjoys breakout season … There was some concern surrounding Travis Shaw (3B, MIL) following a rough second half of 2016, but he quieted doubters by posting a .273 BA, 31 HR and 10 SB in 538 AB in his first season with the Brewers. Can he repeat in 2018?

Year   AB  HR/SB   BA   xBA  OPSvL bb% ct%  GB/LD/FB  h% HctX   PX  xPX hr/f  Spd 
====  ===  ===== ====  ====  ===== === ===  ========  == ====  ===  === ====  ===
2013* 444  12/5  .200   N/A   N/A   12  71     N/A    25  N/A  107  N/A  N/A  107
2014* 490  16/6  .252   N/A   N/A    8  78     N/A    30  N/A  121  N/A  N/A   87
2015# 515  17/0  .248  .237   .975   7  77  37/20/43  29   98   98  129  18%   83
2016  480  16/5  .242  .240   .599   8  72  36/19/45  30   98  123  122 ...

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