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Originally Posted by Parallex
Actually it's pretty close to what he was projected to get. He was a 3WAR pitcher last year... if he can be that again then it's a bargain.
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he had never been higher than 1.9 before, and he gained most of his WAR in the NL
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The batters Happ faced as a Mariner have averaged a .329 wOBA against lefties over the past three years. The batters Happ has faced as a Pirate have averaged a .304 wOBA against lefties over the past three years. That split is even bigger. Happ, in short, has faced worse hitters. Significantly worse hitters. He’s faced more lefties, but he’s also just faced worse righties. It’s not at all like every opponent since joining the Pirates has been bad — Happ has had to deal with, say, Paul Goldschmidt — but there’s no getting around this point. When opponents are worse, performance is better. That’s always true, given enough time.
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