FACTS/FLUKES: Ortiz, Hammel, Hardy, Nathan, Plouffe

Ortiz remains productive…What with the fall from World Series champs to AL-East cellar dweller, it’s been a rough year to be a Red Sox fan. One highlight has been the continued production of David Ortiz (DH, BOS). While Ortiz is approaching AARP membership, he’s showing no signs of slowing down.

Year   AB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%  h%   G/L/F    OPSvL  HR  PX   xPX  hr/f  HctX    
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  =====  ==  ===  ===  ====  ====  
2010  518  .270  .279  14   72   32  38/17/45   .599  32  188  168   19%   114  
2011  525  .309  .311  13   84   32  41/21/37   .989  29  158  167   17%   164  
2012  324  .318  .318  15   84   32  37/21/42   .985  23  175  150   20%   143  
2013  518  .309  .308  13   83   33 ...

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