FACTS/FLUKES: C.Davis, E. Santana, Francoeur, Niemann, F. Martinez

Poor plate patience likely to impact Davis ... The power of Chris Davis (1B, BAL) had never really been in question; as his 36-homer season at two levels in 2007 made clear. But until 2012, he never hit enough to have sustained success at the major league level. Can Davis repeat?

Year    AB   BA    xBA  vsLH  h%  bb%  ct%   G/L/F    HR   PX  hr/f 
====   ===  ====  ====  ====  ==  ===  ===  ========  ==  ===  ==== 
2008*  592  .293  .286  .279  36   6    71  35/25/40  36  185   20% 
2009*  556  .258  .237  .189  35   8    65  35/21/44  26  147   20% 
2010*  518  .264  .247  .148  36   8    70  42/22/36  12  125    3% 
2011*  398  .300  .278  .350  39   5    67  38/25/37  26  203   10% 
2012   515  .270  .252  .265  34   7    67 ...

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