FACTS/FLUKES: Pujols, Chen, Cain, Estrada, Vogt

Pujols slowing down, but still contributing…In days of yore, Albert Pujols (1B, LAA) was a perennial first rounder. But age and injuries have taken their toll, pushing Pujols down the list of AL first basemen. How much can you expect the Machine to contribute to your cause in 2015?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%   G/L/F     PX  xPX  HctX  hr/f  HR  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ===  ===  ====  ====  ==  ===
2010  587  .312  .323   15   87  30  38/17/44  167  146   150   18%  42  135
2011  579  .299  .311   10   90  28  45/17/38  137  140   139   18%  37  115
2012  607  .285  .303    8   87  29  41/19/40  140  126   128   14%  30   98
2013  391  .258  .270    9   86  26  38/20/42  109  135   128   12%  17   72

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