FACTS/FLUKES: Fielder, Hellickson, Hamilton, Bedard, Iglesias

Diminished power, struggles vs RHP limiting Fielder...The Tigers are in their usual place, at the top of the AL Central. However, one of their stars, Prince Fielder (1B, DET), is not in his usual place on the HR leader boards.

Year  AB    BA    xBA  h%  bb%  ct%  Eye    G/L/F    HR  PX   hr/f
====  ===  ====  ====  ==  ===  ===  ====  ========  ==  ===  ==== 
2009  591  .299  .302  32   16   77  0.80  41/16/43  46  191   24% 
2010  578  .261  .266  29   16   76  0.83  42/18/40  32  138   18% 
2011  569  .299  .306  31   16   81  1.01  43/20/37  38  176   20%
2012  581  .313  .304  33   13   86  1.01  41/25/33  30  126   18%
2013  341  .264  .265  30   12   79  0.67  40/20/40  15  126   14%

Fielder has had a hard time living up to the...

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