FACTS/FLUKES: Blanco, Aoki, Leake, Dempster, Pacheco
Jun 13 2012
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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