FACTS/FLUKES: Markakis, Lewis, Gardner, McAllister, Hart

Low power limits Markakis’s value ... As a 23-year old in 2007, Nick Markakis (OF, BAL) looked like a budding superstar, posting a .300 BA with 23 HR and 18 SB. But that breakout never came; in fact, his value has been steadily sliding since. Markakis has his average over .300 again; is it a sign that he’s finally going to get his value back over $20?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  OPSvL  bb%  ct%  h%   G/L/F    HR   PX  xPX  hr/f 
====  ===  ====  ====  =====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ==  ===  ===  ==== 
2010  629  .297  .274   .906   10   85  33  46/18/36  12   97   82    6%
2011  641  .284  .275   .626    9   88  30  43/23/34  15   78   96    8%
2012  420  .298  .303   .877    9   88  31  42/27/31  13  105  111   11%
2013  634  .271  .259  ...

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