FACTS/FLUKES: Pujols, Willingham, Buehrle, Perez, Kazmir
May 12 2013
Pujols starts slow again ... When Albert Pujols (1B, LAA) finished last April without a home run, he silenced critics with a monstrous May (8 HRs) and never really looked back. While this April wasn't as power-starved, he hasn't exactly torn the cover off the ball, either. What do we make of this year's slow start?
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% h% G/L/F PX xPX hr/f HR BPV ==== === ==== ==== === === == ======== === === ==== == === 2009 568 .327 .343 17 89 30 39/16/46 182 155 20% 47 161 2010 587 .312 .317 15 87 30 38/17/44 162 146 18% 42 137 2011 579 .299 .317 10 90 28 45/17/38 141 140 18% 37 114 2012 607 .285 .303 8 87 29 41/19/40 140 126 14% 30 ...
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