FACTS/FLUKES: Berkman, Myers, Montero, Billingsley, Bedard
Feb 21 2012
Berkman's rebound bodes well for 2012 ... The Cardinals caught a lot of flack last off-season after signing the then 35-year-old Lance Berkman (1B/OF, STL) to play the OF. His durability and production had come into question after a down 2010, but Berkman stayed on the field (including 126 games in the OF) and proved the critics wrong:
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% Eye h% PX FB hr/f ==== === ==== ==== === === ==== == === === ==== 2007 561 .278 .274 14 78 0.75 30 133 38% 20% 2008 554 .312 .301 15 81 0.92 35 156 39% 17% 2009 460 .274 .286 17 79 0.99 30 147 39% 17% 2010 404 .248 .259 16 79 0.91 28 111 36% 12% 2011 488 .301 .307 16 81 0.99 32 158 ...
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