SPECULATOR: Downside risk of leading hitters
Jul 2 2012
There are some very impressive individual performances headlining MLB leader boards as we approach the season's midpoint. However, we also know that mid-season leaders are prone to fading in the 2nd half, as regression to the mean comes calling. What first-half hitting studs are particularly at risk?
American League
Josh Hamilton (OF, TEX)
What he's done so far: .314 BA, 25 HR, 73 RBI, 6 SB
The looming risk: Stamina. Hamilton is known as a less-than durable commodity. His career his season AB totals are as scattershot as could be, with single season totals in the 200, 300, 400, 500, and 600 AB range for one season each. Even with Hamilton reaching the 275-AB mark for the first half of this season, it's TBD which bucket he'll...
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