FACTS/FLUKES: Joyce, League, Scott, Fuentes, Markakis

Joyce is a solid investment... Throughout his MLB career, Matt Joyce (OF, TAM) had always shown flashes of his ability but never managed to produce consistently enough to stick on the big league roster. Everything changed in 2011 as Joyce consolidated his versatile talents and enjoyed a mini-breakout season. So what's next for Joyce?:

Year     AB    BA   xBA    vL  bb%   h%   G/L/F    HR   PX  SB  Spd  SBO%    
====    ===  ====  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ===  ==  ===  ====
2008*   445  .246  .255  .227  10%  30%  35/17/47  22  161   2  117    7%
2009*   449  .232  .237  .250  11%  28%  38/12/50  16  132  13   91   16%
2010*   308  .240  .259  .080  16%  29%  33/18/49  12  151   3   87    9%
2011    462  .277  .270  .217 ...

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