FACTS/FLUKES: Pujols, Buchholz, Wieters, Duensing, Ciriaco

Pujols’ slump a distant memory…So – did you sell low on Albert Pujols (1B, LAA) back in April? After he hit .217 with no home runs that month, the temptation was certainly there to bail on the costly superstar.

But after hitting his first home run on May 6, he’s looked like “the Machine” of old.

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%   G/L/F     PX  hr/f  HR  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ===  ====  ==  ===
2008  524  .357  .341   17   90  35  40/22/37  160   21%  37  137
2009  568  .327  .341   17   89  30  39/16/46  179   20%  47  158
2010  587  .312  .317   15   87  30  38/17/44  162   18%  42  134
2011  579  .299  .317   10   90  28  45/17/38  141   18%  37  117
2012  419  .289  .307    9   87  28  41/19/40 ...

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