FACTS/ FLUKES: Carpenter, Locke, Lucroy, Feldman, Gregorius

OBA, flexibility define Carpenter ... Matt Carpenter (2B, STL) had 33 extra-base hits in a part-time role last year, raising expectations for what he could do with full-time ABs. He then won the second base job in St. Louis and was a was a popular draft day choice, especially in NL-only leagues. Has he met expectations?

Year    AB  HR    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%  h%    G/L/F    PX  hr/f  SB  Spd
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2011   449   8  .228  .178   12   81  27   ------    80    --   3   84
2012   296   6  .294  .268   10   79  36  40/24/36  116    7%   1  104
2013   155   3  .303  .289   11   85  34  39/25/36  102    6%   0  100

Carpenter has pretty much maintained last year's pace, and...

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