re: 54 Games In -- 2013 All Hush Team (Fantasy Baseball)

5/2/2013 - Napoli's pace unsustainable? ... When BOS discovered Mike Napoli's (1B, BOS) degenerative bone disorder in his hips during a physical this offseason, they reduced their contact offer to him from three years to one. With a league-leading 27 RBI thus far, Napoli is making an April case for an extension.
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% h% G/L/F HR PX hr/f BPV
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2009 382 .272 .259 9 73 32 38/19/43 20 143 17% 45
2010 453 .238 .264 8 70 28 38/20/42 26 166 19% 49
2011 369 .320 .316 14 77 35 39/20/41 30 199 25% 119
2012 352 .227 .239 14 64 28 40/19/41 24 169 26% 41
2013 100 .280 .274 6 64 40 27/25/48 4 230 13% 73
But it's hard to believe he can keep this up: •Out-of-this-world PX is driving BA and xBA with help from an unsustainable h%.
•Fenway's Green Monster may be the culprit behind the hr/f% dive. Could be coincidence, but Napoli also leads the majors with 13 doubles.
•Enjoy the BA while you can?not only is he still hacking away at a mid-60's ct% clip, but his typically astute batting eye has also disappeared.