Not sure what this has to say on the point at hand, but I think it may be a clue as to Langerhans strengths and weaknesses. He had his first run of MLB play in 2005, was a league average hitter that performed well against FB. The next year, his play declined significantly as did his performance against FB. What should also be noted is that he saw a lot fewer of them. The league responded to his initial success, by throwing him a lot fewer FB. Jose Lopez has seen the same change this year from last.
I think in general the defense in the bigs is so good and the tough hitters are so talented, that when pitchers face a new batter or a particularly weak batter they just put balls in the zone until they are punished for it. Langerhans in 2005 and Lopez finally in 2008, started punishing pitchers for their lack of respect. So the next year they see the number of fastballs they get to hit drop (60% to 54% for Langerhans and 65% to 57% for Lopez). Maybe this is why Jose struggled in April and May, but apparently he's responded. For whatever reason, Langerhans hasn't.
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