FACTS/FLUKES: C.Santana, Richards, Plouffe, Colabello, Flowers

Is position change hurting Santana? ... By May of 2013, Carlos Santana (3B, CLE) had mashed five HRs and it looked like he could challenge the promising power numbers he posted in 2011. While that didn't happen, his paltry April output this season has us wondering if he'll be able to reverse course.

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%   G/L/F     PX  hr/f  HR
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ===  ====  ==
2010*  346  .263  .280   17   79  30  35/21/44  144   11%  15
2011   552  .239  .269   15   76  27  45/15/40  147   16%  27
2012   507  .252  .256   15   80  28  43/19/38  108   12%  18
2013   507  .268  .277   15   80  30  42/22/36  131   13%  20
2014    73  .137  .195   20   75  17  50/13/37   61    5%   1 
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