Season in seven words: “I still can’t accept that they tanked.” …

Hero: Heading into 2009, Ben Zobrist’s career OPS in 530 plate appearances was .650. In 2009, his OPS was .948. There is nothing suspicious about this …

Loserhead: B.J. Upton wasn’t the team’s worst offender by a longshot, but his combination of low effort and high self-regard rendered him one of the game’s most annoying guys to watch …

Key need: Money to get Carl Crawford’s name on a long-term contract …

Prognosis: Windows to win slam shut awful fast nowadays.

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