The Demise of Travis Hafner Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

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Diamond Hoggers found this 5/12/2008 on www.beyondtheboxscore.com [flag]
Travis Hafner will probably never again be the incredible hitter he was from 2004-2006. However, he is still far better than his current numbers would indicate. Hafner is hitting .215/.312/.347 so far this year. But when we adjust for the bad luck he has endured, his line should look more like .281/.369/.413 – at worst. We can find a hitter’s “expected” ... [link]

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Published 5/12/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (TheNaturalMevs) at Diamond Hoggers
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