FACTS/FLUKES: Abreu, Kennedy, Pillar, Fiers, J. Iglesias

Has Abreu peaked? ... On the surface, Jose Abreu's (1B, CHW) three straight seasons of .290+ BA with an average of 30 HR should make him a shoo-in among the top 1B in the game. But with an Average Draft Position (ADP) of 60 entering 2017, he wasn't being drafted as such. Is profit looming?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  ct%  HctX  h%  GB/LD/FB   PX  xPX  hr/f  HR  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ==  ========  ===  ===  ====  ==  ===
2014  556  .317  .307   76   120  36  45/23/31  185  132   27%  36   94
2015  613  .290  .276   77   117  33  47/21/32  136  116   20%  30   54
2016  624  .293  .263   80   106  33  45/21/33  103   93   15%  25   38

Abreu's surface production is masking some skill decay:

  • Abreu's power has steadily declined...

Almost!

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