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Old 04-14-2013, 04:25 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by philliesphan26 View Post
Here he is. Had a bit of a pop to his swing, managed a 20 HR season once. Decent gap hitter. Not as fast as expected, but above average. A victim of the shortened career, only played in the Majors from 2016-2028. 9 hits shy of 2000, who knows what would have happened if he didn't decline so rapidly...


Wow! He bottomed out fast. What caused such a rapid decline in his skills? Usually, great contact hitters (and this guy is legendary) decline a bit more gracefully than that.
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