FACTS/FLUKES: Phillips, Ethier, Lohse, Rodriguez, Bourjos

Phillips' skills holds steady ... Brandon Phillips (2B, CIN) has been among the steadiest performers at second base, averaging about 20 HRs and more than 500 ABs over his last eight NL seasons. Do his skills support another year of similar production?

Year    AB    BA    xBA  ct%   Eye    HR  FB%  hr/f   PX   SB   Spd   SBO%
====   ===  ====   ====  ===   ====   ==  ===  ====  ===   ==  ====   ====
2010   626  .275   .280   87   0.55   18   33   10%   94   16   126    17% 
2011   610  .300   .282   86   0.52   18   35   10%  104    7    81    12%
2012   580  .281   .277   86   0.35   18   32   11%   90   15    85    12%
2013   606  .261   .258   84   0.40   18   34   10%   85    5    93     5%

At 33, there remain no real red flags with...

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