Lenny Ignelzi/APEugenio VelezThe setup: A .264 hitter with a .701 OPS in his first three seasons with San Francisco, Velez had fallen to .164 and .555 in 2010. He was actually batting .412 after going 3 for 5 against the Dodgers on April 17 last year, but finished his major-league action with a little-noticed hitless streak of nine at-bats. Signed to a minor-league contract by the Dodgers in December, Velez settled in nicely with Albuquerque, posting a .339 batting average and .371 on-base percentage with the Isotopes in 55 games. To emphasize that last point, Velez had 74 hits in Albuquerque before he was called up by the Dodgers in July and, if you look at the Isotopes' batting average leaders, is No. 2 among those who played in at least 10 games, above such players as Dee Gordon, Ti
Remembering 2011: Eugenio Velez
Published October 3, 2011 at 9:35 PM
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