FACTS/FLUKES: Bourn, Upton, Garcia, Lucroy, Castillo

Bourn slowing down? ... Expectations were high for Michael Bourn (OF, ATL) after the speedster piled up 174 stolen bases from 2009-2011. But with just days left this season, his SB total stands at 39—a big drop-off from last season's 61. In fact, he has just one SB after posting no fewer than seven steals every other month this year.

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%   OBA   PX  HR  Spd  SBO  SB  
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ===  ==  ===  ===  ==
2009   606  .285  .264    9   77  .353   67   3  174  38%  61
2010   535  .265  .256   10   80  .338   59   2  139  38%  52
2011   656  .294  .277    7   79  .347   72   2  143  38%  61
2012   614  .274  .253   10   75  .345   79   9  143  27%  39

Bourn's skills are largely...

Almost!

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