BATTERS: 2017 Week one observations
Apr 9 2017
As we did in this week's Starting Pitchers Buyers Guide, let's take a very early look at some notable week one performances among batters by putting them into a bigger context of the player's preseason outlook. The goal is to help you identify which extreme performances are worth buying into, as well as which you should view with a skeptical eye.
Keep in mind that one-week data samples are tiny, so our focus very early in the season will be to discuss only extreme performances in this space.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Greg Bird (1B, NYY) has not been able to continue his scorching spring into the early part of the season. Not only has he been unproductive (.292 OPS in 16 AB), but he also has struggled to make contact (2/7 BB/K in 16 AB). Given...
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