FACTS/FLUKES: Hamilton, Humber, Ryan, Pavano, Aviles

Hamilton’s skills remain strong, but beware the risks…Coming off of an MVP season in which he took his team to the World Series in 2010, there were questions about whether Josh Hamilton (OF, TEX) could stay healthy long enough to produce a solid encore performance. Despite missing six weeks early in the season with a shoulder injury, the answer was a resounding yes.

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%    G/L/F    PX  hr/f  HR 
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ===  ====  == 
2007*  338  .294  .312   10   78  32  45/22/33  164   24%  23 
2008   624  .304  .301    9   80  34  46/22/33  137   19%  32 
2009*  368  .259  .250    7   76  32  36/22/42  103    9%  10  
2010   518  .359  .326    8   82  39  42/22/36  174   21% ...

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