FACTS/FLUKES: C. Crawford, Chapman, Corbin, Pollock, Gattis

Crawford returning to form? … Carl Crawford’s (OF, LA) last two years-plus looked something like this: Big contract, big slump, disabling injury and magnormous trade. But now things have calmed down, and there’s some familiarity about his April:

Year   AB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%   h%   Eye  LD%   PX  hr/f  Spd  SBO%  HR/SB
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===  ====  ===  ====  =====
2009  606  .305  .280   8%  84%  35%  0.52  19%   85   10%  137   41%  15/60
2010  600  .307  .280   7%  83%  35%  0.44  16%  115   11%  158   34%  19/47
2011  506  .255  .266   4%  79%  30%  0.22  18%  100    8%  109   23%  11/18
2012  117  .282  .299   3%  81%  33%  0.14  19%  131   12%  105   24%   3/ 5
2013   88  .307  .303   9%  82%  34% ...

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