What is up with Sammy Sosa?????

[rich101682]

The day Dunn finishes the season with a .270 average, I'll eat my hat.

For some reason I find this very funny.

Glad to help!

[NZF]

Though it can be speculated that Sosa is on the decline, and it may be true, this is not certain.

No wrong. It's very certain.

Last 4 seasons

2001 Avg .328 OBP .437 SLG .737 OPS 1.174
2002 .288 .399 .594 .993
2003 .279 .358 .553 .911
2004 .267 .355 .546 .901

Now if that isn't evidence of a guy in decline I don't know what is.

Yeah sure the HR's are great, but 40 HR's and a lousy average are no more than what Adam Dunn is capable of.

Using injuries and unfortunate incidents as a way to excuse this significant decline in production is rubbish.

He's old. He's only going to have more of these problems and he is going to continue to decline. I thought that at the beginning of the season and I've seen nothing so far this season to make me think any differently now.

But you guys keep your heads in the sand and continue to grab him in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th rounds, and I'll continue to have no trouble finishing ahead of you.

[The Jury]

Though it can be speculated that Sosa is on the decline, and it may be true, this is not certain.

No wrong. It's very certain.

Last 4 seasons

2001 Avg .328 OBP .437 SLG .737 OPS 1.174
2002 .288 .399 .594 .993
2003 .279 .358 .553 .911
2004 .267 .355 .546 .901

Now if that isn't evidence of a guy in decline I don't know what is.

Yeah sure the HR's are great, but 40 HR's and a lousy average are no more than what Adam Dunn is capable of.

Using injuries and unfortunate incidents as a way to excuse this significant decline in production is rubbish.

He's old. He's only going to have more of these problems and he is going to continue to decline. I thought that at the beginning of the season and I've seen nothing so far this season to make me think any differently now.

But you guys keep your heads in the sand and continue to grab him in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th rounds, and I'll continue to have no trouble finishing ahead of you.

Yes however the games he's played from 2001-2004 are 160, 150, 137, and now 64 so far this year.

The decline in games correlates to the decline in numbers. I'd suspect that a player who is healthy the entire year will outproduce a player that battles injuries throughout the year more times than not. So I don't think it is fair yet to tack Sosa on the decline list in terms of his ability, but maybe the decline list in terms of his annual DUE TO INJURY.

[NZF]

Yes however the games he's played from 2001-2004 are 160, 150, 137, and now 64 so far this year.

The decline in games correlates to the decline in numbers.

This season is the first time over the period 2001-2004 that he has battled a significant injury and he's still on pace to play 135 games. I wouldn't call that amount of games played a result of battling injuries throughout the year. That's less than a month missed out of a six month season.


With that in mind, your reasoning that the decline in games correlates to the decline in his numbers is laughable. I haven't included number of games played reliant stats like Runs, RBI's and HR's.

Just the true sign of a declining slugger. Avg. OPS and Slg.

[DieHardCubbie]

I hate to admit this...but NZF is right...and by the numbers...Dunn is a better value...

[The Jury]

Yes however the games he's played from 2001-2004 are 160, 150, 137, and now 64 so far this year.

The decline in games correlates to the decline in numbers.

This season is the first time over the period 2001-2004 that he has battled a significant injury and he's still on pace to play 135 games. I wouldn't call that amount of games played a result of battling injuries throughout the year. That's less than a month missed out of a six month season.


With that in mind, your reasoning that the decline in games correlates to the decline in his numbers is laughable. I haven't included number of games played reliant stats like Runs, RBI's and HR's.

Just the true sign of a declining slugger. Avg. OPS and Slg.

You haven't listed those, but who's likely to produce better - a healthy hitter or a hurting one?

[The Jury]

No one can really say for certain that a hitter is on the decline. It can only be speculated, thus it is opinion vs. opinion, not fact vs. fact.