FACTS/FLUKES: Dunn, McCarthy, Abreu, Capps, Saltalamacchia

Dunn should rebound – but how much? When you pass an accident on the highway, you just have to slow down and take a look. Off to the side of the road, you can see the crumpled wreckage that was Adam Dunn's (DH, CHW) 2011 season:

Year   AB   BA   vLHP  xBA   bb% ct%  h%  HR  PX  hr/f   G/L/F
====  ===  ====  ====  ====  === ===  ==  ==  === ==== ========
2007  522  .264  .239  .272   16  68  31  40  191  24  35/19/47
2008  517  .236  .195  .265   19  68  26  40  188  24  36/18/46
2009  546  .267  .268  .258   18  68  33  38  178  21  31/20/49
2010  558  .260  .199  .266   12  64  33  38  217  21  33/18/49
2011  415  .159  .064  .183   15  57  24  11  108  10  33/20/48

After years of consistent production and a trade to a launching...

Almost!

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