FACT/FLUKES: Mauer, Middlebrooks, Iwakuma, Nava, Chen
Jan 9 2014
Mauer's stock takes a hit ... Not only did the lowly Twins lose 96 games for the second year in a row last season, but they also lost their franchise catcher...to another position. Joe Mauer's (1B, MIN) August concussion convinced team brass to shuffle him to first base in '14, where he's less likely to suffer a similar injury.
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% h% G/L/F PX xPX HR hr/f ==== === ==== ==== === === == ======== === === == ==== 2009 523 .365 .325 13 88 38 48/23/30 124 118 28 20% 2010 510 .327 .310 11 90 35 47/24/29 98 126 9 7% 2011 296 .287 .270 10 87 32 55/23/22 60 75 3 5% 2012 545 .319 .286 14 84 37 53/25/22 83 113 10 10% 2013 ...
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