Why do people continuously undervalue Bobby Abreu?
Exactly what does he have to do to prove that what he does year in and year out is for real? He moved out to Los Angeles last season and once again performed like a top outfielder:
.293 batting average (165-for-563)
15 home runs
103 RBI
96 runs
30 stolen bases
.390 on-base percentage
.435 slugging percentage
.338 batting average on balls in play
I know, he’s 36 years old, so that means he’s a lock to regress. Well, what exactly has he done to make us think that he’s ready to regress?
While he no longer is a 30-homer hitter, that’s about the only statistic you can point to that has severely fallen off, and even that is a stretch.
He’s had only two seasons in which he hit ...
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Why You Need the LA Angels’ Bobby Abreu on Your Fantasy Baseball Team
Posted: 29th March 2010 by Eric Stashin in MLBComments Off on Why You Need the LA Angels’ Bobby Abreu on Your Fantasy Baseball Team