FACTS/FLUKES: Story, Contreras, Jankowski, Leake, Ramos

Story a legit power source ... Trevor Story (SS, COL) was in the midst of a monster rookie season before tearing thumb ligaments in late July. He should be fully recovered by spring, but can he pick up where he left off?

Year   AB  HR/SB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%    G/L/F   h%  HctX   PX  xPX  hr/f  Spd  SBO
====  ===  =====  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===
2014* 205   8/2   .192   N/A   10   59     N/A    28   N/A  147  N/A   N/A  108   8%
2015* 512  16/16  .259   N/A    7   73     N/A    33   N/A  144  N/A   N/A  116  18%
2016  372  27/8   .272  .259    9   65  29/24/47  34   119  199  191   24%  122  15%
*MLEs

A swing-for-the-fences approach seemed to work well for Story:

• He hit the ball in the air a...

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