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Furcal Moves In to the Two Spot of the Top Five Shortstops of 2010

Four out of the top five shortstops have remained on the list since early June. Out of the four players that have remained, three of them have moved in the standings. There is a new number one, read on to see who it is!

2. Rafael Furcal, Los Angeles Dodgers: Furcal is the only newcomer on the list and he is already up to number two. Furcal isn’t known to be a power hitter he only has eight home runs and 38 RBI’s, but he is hitting .317, which is the highest average for any shortstop in baseball right now. Furcal’s ability to get on base makes him a dangerous weapon because once he’s on he can steal his way around the diamond. Furcal’s on base percentage is .382 and he has 18 stolen bases. Unfortunately, the Dodgers aren’t having as good of a year as Furcal is. The Dodgers currently sit in fourth place in the tough NL West, eight games out of first. The Dodgers still think they have a chance because at the trade deadline they picked up three big names, Ted Lily, Ryan Theriot, and Octavio Dotel. These big acquisitions may be just enough for the Dodgers to squander a wild card berth.

Click here to read the full article – By Eric Heyer of Sports Fan Blog Network

August 2, 2010 Posted by homerunheyer | Dodgers News, Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB, Rafael Furcal | Dodgers, MLB, Rafael Furcal, shortstop | No Comments Yet