FACTS/ FLUKES: Olson, Cruz, Eovaldi, Hays, Montgomery

Can Olson overcome ct% woes? ... Matt Olson (1B, OAK) began the shortened season in uninspiring fashion and in some respects it finished even worse. Sure, he banged out 14 HRs, but the power came with a .195 average and he whiffed in 42% of September ABs. Can he improve the BA enough to not be such a liability for fantasy managers?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  h%  HctX  Brl%  bb%  ct%   G/L/F    HR   PX/xPX  hr/f   
====  ===  ====  ====  ==  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  =======  ====   
2017  189  .259  .278  24   111   16    11   68  38/16/46  24  215/178   41%   
2018  580  .247  .247  29   125   12    10   72  36/21/43  29  132/140   16%    
2019  483  .267  .271  30   124   15     9   71  31/24/45  36  151/161   24%    
2020  210...

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