FACTS/FLUKES: Zimmerman, Latos, Mercer, Niese, D. Brown

Zimmerman’s skills stay strong … Ryan Zimmerman (1B/3B, WAS) was limited to just 214 AB last year due to a fractured right thumb and a right hamstring strain, but he played well when in the lineup. Can he return to the level of production we have come to expect from the 30-year-old?

Year    AB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%  HctX   h%    G/L/F    PX  xPX  hr/f  Spd  SBO  HR/SB 
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ===  ========  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===  =====
2010   525  .307  .280   12   81   133   34  41/18/41  133  139   14%   91   3%  25/ 4
2011   395  .289  .261    9   82   114   33  50/16/34  104  114   11%  113   3%  12/ 3
2012   578  .282  .274    9   80   139   32  48/18/33  126  144   16%   91   4%  25/ 5
2013   568  .275  .267  ...

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