FACTS/FLUKES: Bautista, Hughes, Jeter, J. Williams, Hosmer

Bautista will heat up as h% normalizes … José Bautista’s (OF, TOR) “black swan” moment began in September, 2009. From the beginning of that month to the end of last year, he hit 107 home runs. Fast forward to 2012, and it looks like Bautista’s plumage is beginning to fade.

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%    G/L/F   HR   PX  hr/f
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ==  ===  ====
2008   370  .238  .239   10   75  28  46/15/39  15  111   14%
2009   336  .235  .239   14   75  28  41/17/42  13  106   12%
2010   569  .260  .318   15   80  24  31/14/54  54  218   22%
2011   513  .302  .300   20   78  31  37/16/47  43  184   23%
2012   104  .183  .243   15   81  18  37/16/47   5  102   12%

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