FACTS/FLUKES: Berkman, Myers, Montero, Billingsley, Bedard

Berkman's rebound bodes well for 2012 ... The Cardinals caught a lot of flack last off-season after signing the then 35-year-old Lance Berkman (1B/OF, STL) to play the OF. His durability and production had come into question after a down 2010, but Berkman stayed on the field (including 126 games in the OF) and proved the critics wrong:

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%   Eye  h%   PX   FB  hr/f
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ===  ===  ====
2007   561  .278  .274   14   78  0.75  30  133  38%   20%
2008   554  .312  .301   15   81  0.92  35  156  39%   17%
2009   460  .274  .286   17   79  0.99  30  147  39%   17%
2010   404  .248  .259   16   79  0.91  28  111  36%   12%
2011   488  .301  .307   16   81  0.99  32  158 ...

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