FACTS/FLUKES: Byrd, Dempster, Mayberry, Beachy, McLouth
Feb 3 2012
Is this a new, improved Marlon Byrd? ... We might not recognize Marlon Byrd (OF, CHC) when he reports to Mesa, Arizona for spring training. According to mlb.com, the Cubs centerfielder has combined intense Muay Thai martial arts workouts with a dietary program that has helped him slim down from the 255 pounds he weighed at the end of 2011 to his current svelte 215.
Year AB BA xBA OBP ct% h% HR RBI PX Spd SB BPV ===== === ==== ==== ==== === === == === === === == === 2007 414 .307 .258 .352 79% 37% 10 70 88 147 5 31 2008 403 .298 .287 .370 85% 33% 10 53 100 89 7 73 2009 547 .283 .284 .323 82% 31% 20 89 125 62 8 64 2010 580 .293 .273 .329 83% ...
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