FACTS/FLUKES: Miguel Cabrera, Darvish, Morrison, Phelps, Joseph

Cabrera’s output drops to merely super-human…Hard to complain about someone hitting over .300 with double-digit HR in the first half, right? But Miguel Cabrera’s (1B, DET) owners—after likely spending a top-two pick or shelling out serious coin—are disappointed with his first-half performance.

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%   h%   G/L/F    OPSvL   PX  xPX  hr/f  HR  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===   ==  ========  =====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ===
2010  548  .328  .327   14   83   34  39/19/42  1.000  187  169   20%  38  130
2011  572  .344  .317   16   84   37  44/22/34   .990  158  140   18%  30  121
2012  622  .330  .315   10   84   34  42/22/36   .913  161  161   23%  44  110
2013  555  .348  .318   14   83   36  39/24/37  1.210 ...

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