FACTS/FLUKES: Votto, Hundley, Storen, Guthrie, Jones

Votto: Prime skills ... Joey Votto (1B, CIN) faced a tall order last year—the assumption that he could repeat his 2010 MVP and career highs in average, home runs, RBIs and SBs. Instead, his numbers were down across the board, though still very good. Does last season make a new benchmark for which to base expectations?

Year    AB   HR    BA     xBA  bb%   h%    G/L/F     PX   hr/f   SB  SBO%
====   ===   ==   ====   ====  ===   ==   ========   ===  ====   ==  ====
2008   526   24   .297   .303   10   33   44/25/31   133   18%    7    8
2009   469   25   .322   .299   13   37   39/22/39   166   17%    4    3
2010   547   37   .324   .311   14   36   45/20/35   178   25%   16   11
2011   599   29   .309   .312   16   35   39/28/33   157...

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