re: Josh Hamilton agrees to terms with Angels 5 yrs/125 Mill

I agree with that,

I am just saying a 70pt decrease in average over 2 years isn't because of Ks

He dropped 61 pts just over the next year from 2010 to 2011 and his k rate was basically the same. Once every 5.2 AB compared to about 5.4 in his huge MVP year.

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If this is a trend, then it's very bad. He nearly doubled his K rate in a season That's almost unheard of (unless the hitter started with a really low K rate).

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It depends how you define trend. Meaning "r get worse" or stay the same.

Should it even stay the same, I'm not sure how it is very bad. He had a great year last year despite the K's.

Will he win another batting title? Probably not.

Could he K 150x and still hit 35 hr and drive in 120 runs? Sure

He's not going to fall off the face of the earth. Plenty of great run producers who strike out a lot in this league.