FACTS/FLUKES: Pedroia, Kipnis, Wilhelmsen, Kendrick

Pedroia's 2H spurs optimism ... True to form, Dustin Pedroia (2B, BOS) opted to play through an injury (torn abductor muscle) for much of last season's first half before hitting the DL at the All-Star break. The rest did him good, as he flashed skills similar to his 2008 MVP season from mid-July on. 

Year     AB   BA   bb%  ct%   Eye  h%   G/L/F     PX  hr/f   xBA  Spd  HR/SB
====    ===  ====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ========  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===== 
2009    626  .296   11   93  1.64  30  39/20/41   93    6%  .295  110  15/20
2010    302  .288   11   87  0.97  30  39/22/39  131   11%  .310   98   12/9
2011    635  .307   12   87  1.01  33  48/19/33  106   11%  .288  116  21/26
2012    563  .290    8   89  0.80  30  46/20/35   98   ...

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