FACTS/FLUKES: Kendrick, Peralta, Young, Price, Scherzer

Can Kendrick retain, or build upon, 2011 power gains? ... In 2001,  Howie Kendrick (2B, LAA) posted his most productive season yet, his third consecutive with double-digit HR and SB in his second straight year with fulltime AB. Kendrick's surging power boosted his value in 2011, and the question is whether 2011 represents a high-water mark, or a mere stepping stone to greater value.

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%   PX  hr/f    G/L/F   HR  SB  SBO
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ===  ====  ========  ==  ==  ===
2007   338  .322  .266    3   82  38   86    6%  54/16/30   5   5  10%
2008   340  .306  .281    3   83  36   84    4%  54/20/26   3  11  18% 
2009   374  .291  .280    5   81  34   94   12%  54/19/27  10  11 ...

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