Strange But True Baseball Facts

Mike Trout's 2013 is already the 42nd best age-21 season of all time by Wins Against Replacement. After the greatest age-20 season ever, he's on pace for the greatest age-21 season ever. That's despite stealing fewer bases, shining less in the field and losing 40 points on his BABIP. He's been Troutstanding. But his team is hampered by an Albertross and a Hamildone.

Heath Bell: Batters are hitting .324/.352/.574 against him. He's allowed more home runs and uncorked more wild pitchers this season than all of last year. Yet he's saved 13 in 16 attempts.

The Orioles' Adam Jones led the league with seven RBIs last week. He hit .240/.240/.400. Thhhpppp. Knocking in six runs were Carlos Pena (.150/.190/.450), Victor Martinez (.160/.290/.320) and Kendrys Morales (.200/.286/.320.) But I'm sure they're all clutch.

The Astros are now on pace for a record 1,535 strikeouts. Unless they get relegated to Triple-A in mid-season.

Rick Ankiel has whiffed 60 times in 136 plate appearances, the worst contact rate ever in that many trips to the plate. Which is why there probably won't be many more.

Adam Dunn, .184/.280/.447, is the fourth best hitter on the White Sox this year. You might want to take a pass on playoff ticket options.

Gerardo Parra has attempted 15 steals this year and failed nine times, a 40% success rate. The Major League average this season is 73%. Parra's career success rate is 62%.

Bryce Harper is rehabbing from a knee injury at Single-A Potomac. He is the youngest player on the team.

Dodger infielder Luis Cruz hits .125/.175/.169 in 148 plate appearances. He must be some fielder. (To be fair, he is; he plays second, third and short; and last year he hit .297/.322/.431 in 296 PA.)

The Cards' Edward Mujica is the only pitcher in baseball with more than one save but no decisions. He has 21 saves. #WhoCares

Forty-one-year-old Raul Ibanez leads the Mariners in home runs and RBI. He has a .282 OBP. Maybe they should bring back Junior.

Much of this came from Fangraphs and Baseball Prospectus.