QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 1, 2013 -> 09:57 AM)
He was terrible coming out of spring training this year and didn't start to hit until mid-May right? In other words, he was looking very bad before we were all certain the team around him was terrible.
Either he knew in spring training he was on an awful team or that's why I pin it on coaching - just like everyone else, he didn't come into the season focused or ready to play at all.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/...ar=2013&t=b
s***ty april/may(but hit 4 HR), good june/july, fell off the table august/september.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/...ar=2012&t=b
much more consistent in 2012 across the board, but again he started slow. but he finished pretty solid