FACTS/FLUKES: Stanton, J. Zimmermann, Ottavino, M. Smith, Almora

Can Stanton bounce back from a down year?... 2016 saw Giancarlo Stanton (OF, MIA) post the lowest batting average and OPS of his career while only playing in 119 games—should we be worried?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  HR  bb%  ct%  HctX  GB/LD/FB   PX/xPX  hr/f
====  ===  ====  ====  ==  ===  ===  ====  ========  =======  ====
2012  449  .290  .288  37    9   68   132  36/22/42  226/163   29%
2013  425  .249  .253  24   15   67   109  43/18/38  180/139   22%
2014  539  .288  .278  37   15   68   120  41/20/39  206/146   26%
2015  279  .265  .282  27   11   68   142  35/20/45  236/210   32%
2016  413  .240  .243  27   11   66   115  40/17/43  167/156   23%
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16-1H 256  .219 ...

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