To be honest I never figure how Kirk is included here. I do understand baseball is not like other sports, but it is always my expectation that players who are not fit are prone to deteriorating much sooner in their career. There are anomalies in every sport but I'd guess a lack of commitment is some areas often means a same lack of commitment in other areas too. He's certainly not old at 25 but I don't find his decline the last couple years in any way as unexpected. I'd be happy to have this all wrong and see him continue to hit as he has the last few weeks, and he may well do that.
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