FACTS/FLUKES: Trout, Kluber, S. Castro, Paxton, J. Dyson

Trout could get even better…Perhaps you’ve heard of him—Mike Trout (OF, LAA)? Top-two finisher in the AL MVP race for five straight years, top of every recent draft? At 25, he’s already a bastion of reliability and consistency. He’s started 2017 hot - can he actually post gains from an already lofty level?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%  FB%  HR   PX  xPX  hr/f  SB  Spd  SBO%
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ===  ==  ===  ===  ====  ==  ===  ====
2013  589  .323  .287   16   77  38  36%  27  159  133   16%  33  144   18%
2014  602  .287  .272   12   69  36  44%  36  209  151   18%  16  137   10%
2015  575  .299  .289   14   73  35  38%  41  190  163   25%  11  114   10%
2016  549  .315  .276   17   75  38  37%  29  142  142  ...

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