Josh Hamilton's Last Year

[Angelsjunky]

According to Baseball Reference, Hamilton's stats over the last calendar year:

 

153 games, .234/.303/.448, 29 HR, 85 RBI, 53 walks, 175 strikeouts

 

He showed improvement in May, although still not great--.237/.315/.495--but June has been even worse than April; he's hit .161/.212/.290 in 8 games.

 

I have a hard time imagining that he's someone quickly devolved from a .900 OPS player to a .600 OPS player, but we were saying similar things about Vernon Wells a couple years ago. But it does seem rather likely that he's devolved from a .900 OPS type to a .750-.800 OPS type. I really wouldn't be surprised if his triple-slash numbers as an Angel are something like .250/.300/.480...not what you want for $25 million a year.

 

I hope I'm wrong but what is worrisome is not as much this year, as combining this year with most of last. That's a pretty long slump.

[Angel Oracle]

Like with Mr. Pop-Up, Hackilton came from an extreme hitters' park.    That was a concern that I did have, although I never thought he would sink to a .600 OPS so fast.   I thought it would happen by year 3 or 4 though, given the past drug ravaging that his body went through before starting his climb to the majors.   Tha's why I wanted 3 years/$75 million with a team option, and no more.

[yk9001]

I was hoping the first thing I read after the thread title would be:

"is 2013".

[Schildog]

nothing quite like beating dead horses. 

[bloodbrother]

Well, we've seen zero change in his approach, so why expect much change in numbers.

[AngelsFaninGA]

I thought this was going to be a thread predicting Hamilton's stats during the final year of his contract. I don't even want to think about that right now. 

[yk9001]

I thought this was going to be a thread predicting Hamilton's stats during the final year of his contract. I don't even want to think about that right now. 

 

 

There won't be any baseball stats during the final year of this contract.  He'll be DFA'd by the end of next year.

[Jimmag]

If hitting in front of Pujols does not work then we are running out of options.

 

 

[bloodbrother]

Lol I was just about to say that he'd be DFA before he finishes his contract with the way things are going

[AngelsFaninGA]

Lol I was just about to say that he'd be DFA before he finishes his contract with the way things are going

 

He'll then sign with the Astros, where he'll hit .600 against us and .150 against everyone else in the league.