FACTS/FLUKES: Tabata, Gonzalez, Rolen, Dickey, Loney

Can Tabata get it in gear? ... Expectations were high for Jose Tabata (OF, PIT) in 2010 and the highly touted rookie didn't disappoint, hitting .299 with 19 steals in 405 ABs. A string of injuries stifled his production last year. But Tabata is healthy again, and fanalytic owners are looking to the 23-year-old to regain his form.

Year    AB   BA    xBA   OBA  bb%  ct%  h%  G /L /F   HR   PX   SB  Spd
====   ===  ====  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ==   ===  ==  ===
2009*  362  .273  .263  .319    6   88  30    ----     4    67   9   96 
2010   405  .299  .278  .344    6   86  34  59/16/25   4    67  19  169
2011   334  .266  .274  .345   11   82  32  61/17/22   4    75  16  107
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It's clear from Tabata's BPIs what we can...

Almost!

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