Jake
Once a Buckeye, always a Buckeye
‘17 The Deuce Champ
Fantasy Baseball Champ
'18 The Deuce Champ
The difference is that before the season, the last memory of Villar on the baseball diamond was a man who had done a pretty good Rickey Henderson impersonation the prior year with the combination of speed and power that he showed. Hard to trade the thought of a repeat of that performance. Unfortunately this season, the only running Villar is doing is running to the dugout railing to bend over for the opposing pitcher. But it has taken two months to figure that out, and he can turn things around. But this is a good lesson in track records. If you have a long track record, it is easier to sell yourself on taking that player in the draft of picking up off of waivers. It can be a delicate balance between track record and potential on your team. If you have that balance, playoffs here you come. If you don't, well then you will be asking "When does football start?"
The flip side of that is the fading star. Sure, he's been great for years but at some point he's going to start looking very average (or worse). That's a guy like Bautista. Whether this is the year he falls off is still up in the air as he's run hot and cold, but he's always been a bit streaky. Cabrera and Pujols are a couple others - their day will come, but is it this year? Next year? Three years from now?
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