FACTS/FLUKES: Cabrera, Sanchez, Markakis, Perkins, Lobaton

Positional change doesn’t faze Cabrera…In the off-season, there was concern with how Miguel Cabrera (3B, DET) would handle the hot corner. When an errant ground ball fractured his orbital bone in spring training, those fears weren’t quelled. Fast forward to mid-August, and Cabrera is holding his own in the field.

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%   h%   G/L/F     PX  hr/f  HR
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===   ==  ========  ===  ====  ==
2008  616  .292  .293    8   80   32  41/20/39  150   19%  37
2009  611  .324  .290   10   82   35  43/20/37  128   18%  34
2010  548  .328  .326   14   83   34  39/19/42  185   20%  38
2011  572  .344  .321   16   84   37  44/22/34  152   18%  30
2012  458  .323  .311    9   86   33  44/20/36  147  ...

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