FACTS/FLUKES: Rasmus, Uehara, Smoak, Peralta, Span

Patience wearing thin for Rasmus... Last summer, it appeared that the Cardinals were making a big mistake by sending Colby Rasmus (OF, TOR) to the Blue Jays less than a year after he posted a breakout season. In the short term, the trade worked just fine for the Cards as they went on to win the World Series, while Rasmus went into the tank not long after joining his new team:

Year     AB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%   h%   Eye  HR   PX  SB  Spd  SBO%
====    ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ====  ==  ===  ==  ===  ====
2009    474  .251  .250   7%  80%  28%  0.38  16   97   3   99    3%     
2010    464  .276  .248  12%  68%  36%  0.43  23  165  12  114   15%
2011    471  .225  .235  10%  75%  27%  0.43  14  112   5  113   ...

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