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In wake of the Dodgers signing of Juan Uribe, which should become official on Tuesday, here are some numbers to consider. Uribe has hit 20 home runs in four of the last seven seasons, averaging 18 home runs per year from 2004-2010. How does that stack up against other second basemen in Dodger history?
| Most Home Runs By as 2B By a Dodger | ||
| Player | Year | HR |
| Davey Lopes | 1979 | 28 |
| Jeff Kent | 2005 | 28 |
| Charlie Neal | 1958 | 20 |
| Jeff Kent | 2007 | 20 |
| Jackie Robinson | 1951 | 19 |
| Jackie Robinson | 1952 | 19 |
| Charlie Neal | 1959 | 19 |
| Source: Baseball-Reference.com | ||
Then again, Uribe's career on-base percentage is .2998. There have been 14 seasons in Dodger franchise history in which a second baseman has put up a sub-.300 OBP in 400 or more PA, the most recent coming from Alex Cora in the offensively challenged season of 2003:
| Lowest OBP By a Dodger 2B |
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| Player | Year | OBP |
| Jimmy Jordan | 1936 | .262 |
| Whitey Alperman | 1909 | .262 |
| Whitey Alperman | 1907 | .266 |
| Tim Floyd | 1902 | .268 |
| Paul Popovich | 1968 | .280 |
| Whitey Alperman | 1906 | .284 |
| Alex Cora | 2003 | .287 |
| Delino DeShields | 1996 | .288 |
| Jay Partridge | 1927 | .289 |
| Bill Hallman | 1898 | .291 |
| George Cutshaw | 1917 | .292 |
| George Cutshaw | 1916 | .292 |
| George Cutshaw | 1915 | .293 |
| George Cutshaw | 1914 | .297 |
| Min. 400 PA; Source: Baseball-Reference.com | ||
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In other news, the Rockies will announce tomorrow that they have reached a contract extension with Troy Tulowitzki that will add $132 million of guaranteed money over the final seven years of the deal, which now runs through 2020, per Troy Renck of the Denver Post. Renck also reports Colorado has agreed to a two-year deal (with a player option for a third year, and potential club option for a fourth year) with Jorge De La Rosa.
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