FACTS/FLUKES: Jones, Peavy, De Aza, Lewis, Francoeur

Jones putting it all together... Blessed with exceptional ability and all five tools, Adam Jones (OF, BAL) has always had the ingredients for stardom. Yet through four MLB seasons, Jones has posted strong if unspectacular numbers leaving many evaluators speculating if there was another level he could reach as a player. So far in 2012, Jones is flirting with that elusive "next level":

Year   AB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%   Eye   G/L/F     PX  HR  hr/f  Spd  SBO%  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ========  ===  ==  ====  ===  ====  ===
2008  477  .270  .246   5%  77%  0.21  47/18/35   85   9    7%  156   11%   25
2009  473  .277  .282   7%  80%  0.39  55/17/28  106  19   18%  112   11%   55
2010  581  .284  .259   4%  80%  0.19 ...

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