Breakout: OF Victor Robles
In his rookie season with the Nationals, Robles saw 73 percent of his at-bats hitting 7th, 8th, and 9th in the batting order. He struggled in his limited time in the two-hole (.223 with four HRs, 12 RBI, and nine SBs over 112 at-bats).
His walk rate (5.7) came in below his minor league career (7.6) with a slightly below par strikeout rate (22.7).
Robles played better before the All-Star break (.246 with 47 runs, 13 HRs, 37 RBI, and 12 SBs over 289 at-bats) while doing more damage in speed (17 SBs) over the final three months.