FACTS/FLUKES: Pedroia, Wilson, Gordon, Burton, Mastroianni

Thumb is down on Pedroia... Many pitchers continue to try, but the only thing capable of shutting Dustin Pedroia (2B, BOS) down apparently is injury. Pedroia remains one of the AL's top second basemen, but his struggle with a thumb injury this season has cut into his production significantly:

Year   AB    BA   xBA  bb%   h%   Eye   PX  HR  hr/f  Spd  SB  SBO%  BPV   
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ===  ==  ====  ===  ==  ====  ===
2008  653  .326  .308   7%  34%  0.96  102  17    8%  109  20   11%   99
2009  626  .296  .289  11%  30%  1.64   89  15    6%  105  20   14%   93
2010  302  .288  .310  11%  30%  0.97  130  12   11%   95   9   11%  107
2011  635  .307  .293  12%  33%  1.01  102  21   11%  110  26   15%   83
2012 ...

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