FACT/FLUKES: Desmond, A.J. Burnett, A. Hill, Gyorko, Leake

Desmond repeats ... Ian Desmond (SS, WAS) was one of the big surprises of 2012 as he broke out with a 20/20 season and a .292 batting average. The huge BA and HR gains seemingly came from nowhere, and were widely expected to fall back in 2013, but Desmond's encore performance has been more of the same:

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%   Eye  h%  HH%   G/L/F     PX  HR  hr/f  SB/CS  Spd
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ===  ========  ===  ==  ====  =====  ===
2010  525  .269  .257    5   79  0.26  32   26  53/16/32   88  10    8%  17/ 5  122
2011  584  .253  .239    6   76  0.25  32   22  52/18/31   79   8    6%  25/10  128
2012  513  .292  .279    6   78  0.27  33   33  48/18/35  142  25   18%  21/ 6  112
2013  549  .284  .267...

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