Monday, February 08 2010
It shouldn?t be like this.
For Felipe Lopez, coming off a career year, it simply shouldn?t be like this.
Lopez, 29, is coming off an incredible season in which he split time between Arizona and Milwaukee.
On the whole Lopez hit his way to an impressive line of .310/.383/.427 with nine homers and a career-best 38 doubles.
Although the numbers were better than his career averages of .269/.338/.400, it isn?t hard to believe that Lopez can continue to post good numbers going forward.
Since becoming a full-time player in 2005, the former first-round draft pick has put up a solid .281/.349/.407 line with five different clubs.
Those numbers get even better if you remove his abysmal 2007 campaign which was marred by constant shuffling in both the Washington Nationals lineup and defensive alignment.
For the same time period, with 2007 removed, his line is an even more remarkable .290/.359/.420.
Needless to say, when he is given a full-time job and a consistent spot in the lineup, he...
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