FACT/FLUKES: Mauer, Middlebrooks, Iwakuma, Nava, Chen

Mauer's stock takes a hit ... Not only did the lowly Twins lose 96 games for the second year in a row last season, but they also lost their franchise catcher...to another position. Joe Mauer's (1B, MIN) August concussion convinced team brass to shuffle him to first base in '14, where he's less likely to suffer a similar injury. 

Year  AB    BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%   G/L/F     PX  xPX  HR  hr/f 
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ===  ===  ==  ====  
2009  523  .365  .325   13   88  38  48/23/30  124  118  28   20%  
2010  510  .327  .310   11   90  35  47/24/29   98  126   9    7%  
2011  296  .287  .270   10   87  32  55/23/22   60   75   3    5%  
2012  545  .319  .286   14   84  37  53/25/22   83  113  10   10%  
2013 ...

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