FACT/FLUKES: McCutchen, Vogelsong, Y. Molina, Miley, C.B. Young

Is McCutchen destined to be the 2012 fantasy MVP?... At the unofficial end of the first half (the All-Star break), Andrew McCutchen (OF, PIT) was the most valuable player in fantasy baseball. Many at Baseball HQ were touting McCutchen's upside during the pre-season, with the Baseball Forecaster tossing out 30/30 as his upside. But has he truly arrived?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  HR  SB  bb%  ct%   h%   G/L/F     PX  Spd  hr/f  SBO%  BPV
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2009  433  .286  .271  12  22   11   81   33  42/19/39  113  174    9%   21    81
2010  570  .286  .278  16  33   11   84   32  43/19/38  103  158    9%   24    83
2011  572  .259  .277  23  23   13   78   30  38/20/42  140 ...

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