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Originally Posted by mpatt75
Tim Anderson is hitting the crap out of the ball - highest batting average in the AL, OPS over 1.0050 and he is still rated a 69, only +3 from where he started?
How is this explained?
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I get the high babip means they're not "buying" his hot play. But he has a career .333 babip so if he keeps that clip up the rest of the year you won't see him crash down to being a .250 hitter per the zips projections. Would be .285 or better easy and the contact rating (at least) will rise.
The overall won't go up much with the fielding staying low and speed staying at 79. Which sucks for his card value. He's leading MLB at 9 for 9 in stolen bases, scored from 2B on an infield ground DP ball to the right side (did this more than once last year). Worth sitting on his cards if he proves the naysayers wrong with the bat. Silver is in sight soon but I can't see him entering Gold territory this year.