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Originally Posted by secol
nix is going to fall down to earth. no way a career .216 hits on the positive side of .250 for the rest of the year.
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Probably right - although he seems to be a defensive improvement so far and I find that the church of sabremetrics is deeply flawed, you only need to look at Bautista last year to know that. Totally doesn't account for growth and improvement beyond a certain age.
I'm cautiously optimistic about Nix being able to hit right around .245-.255 this year. His batting average his last 4 years in triple A;
.251
.292
.303
.450 (only 20 ABs)
If you remove the blip in Chicago at the end of the year last season here are his 3 major league seasons;
.125
.224
.234
He seems to be learning and improving year over year.