FACTS/FLUKES: Rasmus, Uehara, Smoak, Peralta, Span
Mar 19 2012
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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