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Stats Tell Only Half the Story for Abreu
Stats Tell Only Half the Story for Abreu
Because he is willing to walk and hits relatively few home runs, Bobby Abreu often defers to teammates for highlights.
Twitter / Jon Heyman: #angels offered abreu a 2- ...
Twitter / Jon Heyman: #angels offered abreu a 2- ...
twitter.com — Loader Twitter.com Login Join Twitter! #angels offered abreu a 2-year extension for about $16 million. after MVP... calibre year with LAA, he is looking for more. about 13 hours ago from web SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman Footer 2009 Twitter About Us Contact ... (more) Twitter / Jon Heyman: #angels offered abreu a 2- ...
Bobby Abreu isn't saying it, but he'd like to make the Yanks pay
Bobby Abreu isn't saying it, but he'd like to make the Yanks pay
sports.yahoo.com — Thank you, Bobby Abreu (notes) . While the New York media salivates over the potential of a... Joe Torre vs. Yankees matchup in the World Series, you're serving up a hot revenge-tinged ALCS appetizer for the soap-starved masses.  Bon appetit ... (more) Bobby Abreu isn't saying it, but he'd like to make the ...
Angels Offer Abreu Extension
mlbtraderumors.com — The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim offered Bobby Abreu a two-year extension worth about $16MM, according to... SI.com's Jon Heyman ( via Twitter ). Heyman indicates that Abreu is looking for a better offer, after having an extremely successful season for ... (more) Angels Offer Abreu Extension
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Kepner: Stats Tell Only Half the Story for Abreu
BBTF's Baseball Primer NewsblogKepner: Stats Tell Only Half the Story for Abreu Bobby Abreu has 2,111 career hits. He has a .299 average, a .404 on-base percentage and a .493 slugging percentage. Only 15 other players have career marks as high in all four categories. Ten are in the Hall of Fame, and the others are active or not yet eligible: Edgar Martinez, Frank Thomas, Manny Ramirez, Chipper Jones and Todd Helton. That is the easy part about defining Abreu, the Los Angeles Angels right fielder who will face his previous team, the Yankees, in the American League Championship Series starting Friday in the ...

Bobby Abreu isn't saying it, but he'd like to make the Yanks pay
Big League Stew — ... NYT: "I didn't know what was happening, really. I didn't expect that they would let me go like that, but business is business." ...

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