FACTS/FLUKES: A. Jones, Shields, C. Santana, Richards, Willingham

Jones should continue All Star performance…Last week was a good time to be Adam Jones (OF, BAL) – Home Run Derby, All Star game, and a five-RBI, two SB game against the A’s on Saturday. Jones has picked up the pace after a slow April (.253, one HR), but will he slow down over the last couple of months of the season?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%   G/L/F    HR   PX  xPX  hr/f  SB  Spd  SBO  
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ===  ===  ===   ==  ===  ===
2010  581  .284  .260    4   80  46/17/37  19  110  104  11%    7  134  10%  
2011  567  .280  .273    5   80  49/18/33  25  120  106  17%   12  104  12%  
2012  648  .287  .290    5   81  46/21/33  32  136  108  19%   16  109  16%  
2013  653  .285  .284    4   79 ...

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