"When Jose Altuve was first discussing his intentions to play winter ball back in August, he stressed that despite a career-high in at-bats and games played and the first exposure to big league routines, he was still young.

Ah, to be 21.

Those young legs, young arms and all the other parts of a young swing, finished 2011 with 898 plate appearances. That's 391 when making rubble of the minors, 234 with the Astros proper and this winter, a whopping 273 when putting together an MVP-like campaign for Magallanes of the Venezuelan Winter League."