QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 20, 2014 -> 09:40 PM)
Coming into 2014 .249 career hitter, .253 pre ASG and .244 post ASG .............Months of August and September/October career average .234.
He falls apart every year after ASG, simple as that.
No. Last year he was hurt. 2010 he was on fire the second half but got hurt and didn't play much. 2011 and 2012 were bad.
As I have stated before, if he can stay healthy, and so far he hasn't really proven he can, he will still be a very good player. Much to the chagrin of many on this board who love to hate for some reason.