FACTS/FLUKES: Johnson, Paulino, Young, Nathan, Parker

Red flags mar Johnson's hot start... So far in 2012, Kelly Johnson (2B, TOR) has been more like the player the Toronto Blue Jays envisioned when they traded for him last year. Johnson appears to have put to rest the questions that his struggles last season raised for the most part, but digging deeper reveals that some issues persist:

Year   AB     BA   xBA  bb%  ct%   h%   PX  HR  hr/f  Spd  SB  SBO%  BPV
====  ===   ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ===  ==  ====  ===  ==  ====  ===
2008  547   .287  .272   9%  79%  34%  105  12    8%   97  11   11%   54
2009  355*  .229  .266   9%  82%  25%  108  10    8%   99   8   12%   73
2010  585   .284  .275  12%  75%  34%  145  26   16%  107  13   11%   71
2011  545   .222  .246  10%  70%  28%  135...

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