FACT/FLUKES: Ortiz, McCann, Hahn, Er. Ramirez, Souza

Is Ortiz finally showing his age? ... It's time to answer the annual question: "Is David Ortiz (DH, BOS) washed up yet?" He's currently on pace to swat 25 HRs, which would constitute a minor decline for the 39-year-old—but are there more underlying signs to be worried about?

Year   AB    BA   xBA  OPSvL  bb%  ct%  h%  HctX   G/L/F    PX   xPX  hr/f
====  ===  ====  ====  =====  ===  ===  ==  ====  ========  ===  ===  ====
2010  518  .270  .279  .599    14   72  32   114  38/17/45  188  168   19%
2011  525  .309  .311  .989    13   84  32   164  41/21/37  158  167   17%
2012  324  .318  .318  .985    15   84  32   143  37/21/42  175  150   20%
2013  518  .309  .308  .733    13   83  33   155  39/23/39  162  173   18%
2014  518  .263 ...

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