FACTS/FLUKES: Byrd, Dempster, Mayberry, Beachy, McLouth

Is this a new, improved Marlon Byrd? ... We might not recognize Marlon Byrd (OF, CHC) when he reports to Mesa, Arizona for spring training. According to mlb.com, the Cubs centerfielder has combined intense Muay Thai martial arts workouts with a dietary program that has helped him slim down from the 255 pounds he weighed at the end of 2011 to his current svelte 215.

Year     AB   BA    xBA   OBP  ct%   h%  HR  RBI   PX  Spd  SB  BPV
=====   ===  ====  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ===  ===  ===  ==  ===
2007    414  .307  .258  .352  79%  37%  10   70   88  147   5   31
2008    403  .298  .287  .370  85%  33%  10   53  100   89   7   73
2009    547  .283  .284  .323  82%  31%  20   89  125   62   8   64
2010    580  .293  .273  .329  83% ...

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