FACTS/ FLUKES: Marte, Niese, Utley, Rosenthal, Schafer

Marte blazing unsustainable trail ... With a dozen stolen bases in limited playing time, Starling Marte's (OF, PIT) rookie season didn't disappoint anyone. But no one expected what he's doing so far in his first full season, outperforming his better know teammate Andrew McCutcheon (OF, PIT).

Year   AB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%   h%   Eye  PX   FB%  hr/f  Spd  SBO%   HR/SB   
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===  ====  ===  ====  ===== 
2011  536  .297  .260    3   80   36  0.16  100   --    --  112   26%   9/19 
2012  555  .256  .263    5   74   32  0.21  112   25   18%  179   40%  14/29
2013  150  .320  .276    6   75   40  0.24  110   24   19%  152   30%   5/10

Marte's skills have improved, just not that much:

  • A 40%...

Almost!

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