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J.D.'s incredible season hidden in plain sight

Maybe this statistic will blow you mind like it did mine: Giancarlo Stanton does not lead the Major Leagues in slugging percentage. Well, technically he does, because the two players ahead of him don't quite have the plate appearances to qualify.

One of the two players ahead of Stanton is Mike Trout -- no surprise there. Trout's .638 slugging percentage is just a shade better than Stanton's .632. Trout, incredibly, is having his best offensive season yet. But it won't look that way, because he missed almost 50 games with injury.

But the other player's slugging percentage is 45 points ahead of Stanton.