FACTS/FLUKES: Ortiz, Johnson, Beckham, Uehara, Myers

Ortiz not stopping... Just a few years ago, it appeared time had caught up with David Ortiz (DH, BOS), as his skills seemed to be in decline. Fast forward to 2013 and Ortiz is in the midst of a three-year run of triple-digit BPVs and showing no signs of slowing down:

Year   AB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%   Eye  HR   PX  hr/f  BPV    
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ===  ====  ===
2009  541  .238  .262  12%  75%  0.55  28  149   13%   56
2010  518  .270  .279  14%  72%  0.57  32  188   19%   79
2011  525  .309  .311  13%  84%  0.94  29  158   17%  104
2012  324  .318  .318  15%  84%  1.10  23  176   20%  118
2013  279  .323  .325  13%  85%  0.98  19  174   20%  130

Ortiz is a risky investment from an injury standpoint, but he...

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