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Pedro Feliz is on a collision course with his career average. Here’s a look at how the rest of the lineup will finish. Despite early All-Star buzz, Pete Happy will finish as a carbon copy of his typically unremarkable offensive self. Check out these OPS numbers from the last four seasons: .707 in ‘09; .705 in ‘08; .708 in ‘07; .709 in ’06. Amazingly, those numbers aren’t adjusted for park factors. Like magic! How does he do it? Actually, the...
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September 15, 2009
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September 14, 2009
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September 15, 2009
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Sebastian Valle, C
Born: 7/24/1990 in Los Mochis, Mexico
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 170
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