FACTS/FLUKES: Rizzo, W. Peralta, Sandoval, Casilla, Asche

Rizzo is profit city ... This year's Baseball Forescaster referred to Anthony Rizzo (1B, CHC) as "profit city" entering 2014, and he's been just that. The 24-year-old has eclipsed 2013's BA by nearly 50 points while also posting a career-high HR total by mid-August. Is Rizzo a budding star?

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%   Eye  h%   PX  xPX  GB/LD/FB  hr/f  HR/SB  vLHP
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ===  ===  ========  ====  =====  ====
2011   128  .141  .196   14   64  0.46  21  103  126  43/13/44    3%   1/ 2  .172
2012   337  .285  .280    7   82  0.44  31  108  119  45/25/30   18%  15/ 3  .208
2013   606  .233  .269   11   79  0.60  26  130  124  43/20/38   13%  23/ 6  .172
2014   452  .277  .277   12   78  0.64  30 ...

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