FACTS/FLUKES: Posey, Bailey, Colvin, Minor, Valdespin

Healthy again, Posey picks up ... Due to the gruesome ankle injury Buster Posey (C, SF) suffered in May 2011, we've had an extra-long wait to determine the proper context for his impressive 2010 Rookie of the Year campaign. Through the first four months of 2012, it sure looks legit:

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%   Eye  h%   PX    G/L/F   hr/f  HR
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ===  ========  ====  ==
2010   406  .305  .297    7   86  0.55  32  118  49/18/33   15%  18
2011   162  .284  .252   10   81  0.60  33   71  53/18/29   10%   4
2012   328  .314  .284   10   82  0.60  35  115  49/22/29   16%  13

The correlation between his 2010 and 2012 seasons is quite strong:

• Base plate skills have shifted slightly (bit...

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