FACTS/FLUKES: Sandoval, Cahill, Beckett, Cishek, Cowgill

Health concerns part of Sandoval’s package … Pablo Sandoval (3B, SF) fought through several injuries in 2012, and finished with an acceptable BA, but reduced power. Then his hefty physique and a persistent elbow injury became stories this spring.

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%   Eye  h%   PX    G/L/F   hr/f  HR
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ===  ========  ====  ==
2008   145  .345  .310    3   90  0.29  37   86  45/26/29    8%   3
2009   572  .330  .307    8   85  0.63  35  134  45/19/36   14%  25
2010   563  .268  .264    8   86  0.58  29   91  44/17/38    7%  13
2011   426  .315  .313    7   85  0.51  33  150  42/19/39   16%  23
2012   396  .283  .274    9   85  0.64  31  103  43/20/37   10%  12

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