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Offseason Facts of the Day

Found November 09, 2009 on SoDo Mojo:
PLAYERS: Bengie Molina,  Austin Jackson,  Jarrod Washburn,  Mike Hessman
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants,  New York Yankees,  Detroit Tigers

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Huh. Bengie Molina drew 13 walks all season, in 520 PA.  Jose Lopez drew 24 walks in 653 PA.  Seriously, guys, we’re not going to miss J-Lo. Austin Jackson tripled 9 times for the Yankees AAA affiliate.  If only Jarrod Washburn could have netted this guy… Mike Hessman struck out 171 times, drew 65 walks, was hit by [...]
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