FACT/FLUKES: Longoria, Craig, B. Miller, House, Lewis

Longoria no longer elite? ... Evan Longoria (3B, TAM) scuffled through perhaps his worst season as a professional in 2014, posting career lows in bb%, PX, OBP, SLG and OPS. This, despite remaining healthy, and posting the highest AB total of his career. If injuries weren't the issue, what caused Longoria's decline? 

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%   G/L/F     PX  HH%  HR  hr/f  BPV 
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ===  ===  ==  ====  ===
2010   574  .294  .283   11   78  34  37/20/43  150   36  22   11%   95
2011   483  .244  .286   14   81  24  37/18/45  158   30  31   18%  105
2012   273  .289  .277   11   78  32  38/22/40  149   38  17   20%   79
2013   614  .269  .264   10   74  32  37/19/45  164   41  32   16%...

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