FACTS/ FLUKES: Rosario, Maholm, Alvarez, Slowey, Snider

Rosario: Promising power ...  Few could have expected Wilin Rosario (C, COL) to duplicate his Double-A stats in his first big league season. In fact, he blew away those numbers, posting an impressive .270-28-71 line in fewer than 400 ABs. At age 24, could there be more to come?

Year      AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%    G/L/F    PX  hr/f  HR
=====    ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ===  ====  ==
2011*    405  .249   --     3   75  25     --     121   --   17
2011      54  .204  .268    4   63  26  40/20/40  214   21%   3
2012     396  .270  .278    6   75  29  46/17/37  166   25%  28
*MLEs

For a young catcher, Rosario's offensive skills are impressive:

  • His .270 average—good among NL catchers—is fully supported by his...

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