FACTS/FLUKES: Gonzalez, Rodriguez, Ruiz, Chacin, Wallace

Will Carlos Gonzalez "rebound"? ... While everyone knows that a near-$50 season is next to impossible to repeat, many still held a shred of hope for Carlos Gonzalez (OF, COL) heading into 2011. And sure enough, he wasn't able to live up to his stupendous performance in 2010. But those who use the word "rebound" in anticipation of 2012 are asking the wrong question:

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%   PX   FB  hr/f  Spd  SBO  HR/SB  BPV
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===  =====  ===
2009   278  .284  .276    9   75  34  148  39%   17%  137  27%  13/16   84
2010   587  .336  .303    6   77  39  166  37%   20%  105  21%  34/26   99
2011   481  .295  .302    9   78  33  158  34%   21%  100  19%  26/20  ...

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