FACTS/FLUKES: Trout, Frazier, Odorizzi, Valencia, Volquez

Trout improves SB efficiency...Despite eclipsing the 40 home run mark for the first time, Mike Trout's (OF, LAA) R$ decreased for the third consecutive season in 2015, largely due to SB totals that also fell for the third consecutive season. Indeed "Base-running and speed are skills of the young," but Trout is only 24 years young, so what gives? 

Year   AB  HR/SB   BA  xBA  H%  HctX  bb%  ct%   Eye  GB/LD/FB   PX  xPX  hr/f  Spd  SB%
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2012  559  30/49  326  280  39   108   11   75  0.48  44/23/33  151  113   22%  145  91%
2013  589  27/33  323  287  38   123   16   77  0.81  41/23/36  159  133   16%  154  83%
2014  602  36/16  287  272  36   115  ...

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