FACTS/FLUKES: Cabrera, Sanchez, Markakis, Perkins, Lobaton
Aug 14 2012
Positional change doesn’t faze Cabrera…In the off-season, there was concern with how Miguel Cabrera (3B, DET) would handle the hot corner. When an errant ground ball fractured his orbital bone in spring training, those fears weren’t quelled. Fast forward to mid-August, and Cabrera is holding his own in the field.
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% h% G/L/F PX hr/f HR ==== === ==== ==== === === == ======== === ==== == 2008 616 .292 .293 8 80 32 41/20/39 150 19% 37 2009 611 .324 .290 10 82 35 43/20/37 128 18% 34 2010 548 .328 .326 14 83 34 39/19/42 185 20% 38 2011 572 .344 .321 16 84 37 44/22/34 152 18% 30 2012 458 .323 .311 9 86 33 44/20/36 147 ...
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