FACT/FLUKES: Mi. Cabrera, Boxberger, Shoemaker, Castro, Weeks

Cabrera losing steam? ... Last season we finally saw glimmers of humanity from Miguel Cabrera (1B, DET), who, after feasting on MLB pitching for nearly a decade, finished with his lowest HR total since 2003 and needed offseason surgery to repair a bum ankle. No longer a consensus top pick, is it time to start worrying?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%  HctX   G/L/F    PX   xPX  hr/f  HR  
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ====  ========  ===  ===  ====  ==  
2010  548  .328  .327   14   83  34   150  39/19/42  187  169   20%  38  
2011  572  .344  .317   16   84  37   157  44/22/34  158  140   18%  30  
2012  622  .330  .315   10   84  34   159  42/22/36  161  161   23%  44  
2013  555  .348  .318   14   83  36   155  39/24/37 ...

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