FACTS/FLUKES: Thames, Schwarber, Inciarte, Leake, McCarthy

Thames looks legit ... Eric Thames (1B, MIL) has been perhaps the biggest story of the 2017 season to date. After spending the last three years dominating in Korea, he's returned to the majors, and hasn't missed a beat. Can he continue to punish big league pitchers at this rate?

Year   AB  HR/SB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%  FB%  h%  HctX   PX  xPX  hr/f  Spd  SBO
====  ===  =====  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ==  ====  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===
2011  362  12/2   .262  .270    6   76  37%  32   109  139  122   12%  105   4% 
2012  271   9/1   .232  .228    5   68  37%  31   102  121  115   13%  123   4%
2013* 368  10/8   .283   N/A   11   74  N/A  36   N/A  N/A  N/A   N/A  N/A   9%
2014# 443  37/11  .343   N/A   12   78  N/A  37   N/A  N/A  N/A ...

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