The Tigers have had awful production from the catcher position this year as Laird/Avila have combined for a dismal .560 OPS when the American League average is .691. There are some potential upgrades to be had and one some Tigers fans come back to is John Buck.
Buck's been part of the home run barrage going on north of the boarder. He's slugged out 14 already, 4 off of his career high of 18 he set in 2007 with the Kansas City Royals. Is he desirable? Yes. Is he worth over-paying for? Absolutely not.
Buck is currently sporting a 15.2% home run-to fly ball rate which is about 2.5% higher than his career 12.6% rate. This is the main driver of his career high Isolated Power of .231. Let's look at this for a bit. READ MORE...
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
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