El Duque is only one step away from returning to The Show as a member of the Texas Rangers...Does anyone really believe his actual age is 43 though? http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4283737&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines
Sometimes a simple change in appearance can lead to a change in your power numbers. At least Vlad Guererro hopes that is the case.
http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2009/06/24/vlad-sheds-the-dreads/
162 game average: .322/.387/.570 36HR 37 2B 116 RBI .81 BB/K
2009 numbers: .273/.297/.341 1HR 4 2B 10RBI 19:5 K/BB ratio .26 BB/K
ZiPS 2009 Updated Projection: .292/.347/.437 12 HR 51 RBI .55 BB/K
I don't really blame him for the RBI totals which are not exclusively his fault. He has just stopped taking pitches and cannot hit for power. His BABIP in 2009 is in line with his career average which means that he is not unlucky. Vlad is 34 this year and his power numbers have fallen off the face of the planet (just like his speed has thanks to a pair of bad knees). I think for Angels fans it is time to face facts...unless his dreads have been causing the problems, it is unlikely that he is the perennial All-Star that he once was.
Brilliant...http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2009/06/what_the_red_sox_invasion_look.html
Where is Matt Wieters? I kid, but a good update on some of the rookie surprises of the year...http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&page=starting9/090624&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines
Oh, and for some reason people are just finding this out. Your AL OPS leader to date?
Ben Zobrist (1.033)
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