FACTS/FLUKES: Braun, Jansen, Zimmerman, Zito, Grandal

Braun quietly repeating ... It might be difficult to remember that just four months ago, Ryan Braun's (OF, MIL) 2012 season was a great unknown. Though he had a history of stable and elite skills, his performance level was stained (legitimately or not) by a PED allegation. How would this roto-god respond on the field?

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%    G/L/F    PX  hr/f  Spd  SBO  HR/SB
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ===  ====  ===  ===  =====
2009   635  .320  .303    8   81  35  47/20/34  138   18%  123  14%  32/20
2010   619  .304  .294    8   83  33  48/17/35  128   14%  101  10%  25/14
2011   563  .332  .328    9   83  35  42/21/37  170   19%  107  23%  33/33
2012   337  .309  .297   10   78  33  42/19/39 ...

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