But first, here's a little key-type information. From left to right, the first column represents each player's ranking (according to MLB.com). The next two columns contrast the position(s) they played in 2012 with the positions they played in the WBC (positions with asterisks denote that the last time they played was before last year). The columns for name and bat/throw are pretty self-explanatory. As far as the stats, everything to the left of the dotted line represents major league stats, while everything on the right is anything below the major league level. If a player split time between two or more levels but played significantly more in one than any other, that is denoted by having the dominant level in all caps.
For those of you not familiar with my fantasy point scoring system, the bottom line is that it boils down each player's performance in a given year to a single, all-encompassing number. 2,000 points (for both hitters and pitchers) is considered an elite season. The starters represent tonight's batting order, and everyone else is listed in order of how many games they've played in the tournament (with starts privileged over relief/pinch hitting/defensive replacement appearances). As for color coding, last name in yellow means that player represented his country in the 2009 version of the team and full name in Cyan means they were featured in that ESPN.com article that I ABSOLUTELY cannot stop referencing that profiled the best non-MLB players in this year's tournament.
So, without further ado, and just one hour before the big game starts, I humbly present to you my one-page informational sheets containing pretty much all you'd ever think to ask about the members of this year's WBC Finalists. Enjoy!
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