FACTS/FLUKES: Blanco, Aoki, Leake, Dempster, Pacheco

Blanco sparking SF ... In 2010, little-heard-of Andres Torres (OF, NYM) took over the CF job at AT&T Park and provided some surprising offensive punch for San Francisco's playoff run. Two years later, Grégor Blanco (OF, SF) is trying to come from nowhere and fill the same role. And so far he's doing a good Torres impersonation.

Year     AB     BA    OBP   bb%   h%    Eye   xBA    G/L/F    SB   PX   Spd  SBO%
====    ===   ====   ====   ===   ==   ====  ====   ========  ==  ===   ===  ====
2009    391*  .263   .343    11   32   0.62  .252   54/20/26  18   54   154   18%
2010    237   .283   .361    11   35   0.58  .254   54/20/26  11   59   152   18%
2011    199** .159   .367    13   --   0.88   ---    ----     17   66   157   39%  ...

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