FACTS/FLUKES: Rodriguez, Holland, Pierzynski, Cobb, Avery

Decline continues for Rodriguez... After injuries plagued him throughout 2011, Alex Rodriguez (3B, NYY) took drastic steps to improve his health in preparation for the 2012 season. One trip to see Kobe Bryant's doctor in Germany later and Rodriguez has managed to stay in the lineup consistently, but his spotty production has been the real problem:

Year   AB    BA   xBA  ct%   Eye  FB%   PX  HR  hr/f  Spd  SB  SBO%  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ===  ==  ====  ===  ==  ====  ===
2008  510  .302  .297  77%  0.56  40%  171  35   22%   87  18   14%   97
2009  444  .286  .284  78%  0.82  38%  140  30   23%   71  14   10%   83
2010  522  .270  .288  81%  0.60  40%  147  30   17%   75   4    5%   83
2011  373  .276  .265  79% ...

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