In Odubel Herrera’s first three years in the major leagues, he has 142 XBH. In the same time frame of their own careers, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle had 144. I was going to save that gem for later in the post, but life is short.
Herrera had another good year in 2017: .281/.325/.452, 14 HR, 42 doubles, 3 triples, 8 stolen bases. Although it was his third straight year of solid to elite offensive output, it wasn’t a perfect season. His poor month of May is well documented, he halved his eye-popping walk total from 2016 (63 to 31 with only 21 fewer AB), and he missed some time in August with a left hamstring strain.