My point is that prior to 2009, he showed no sign of a home/road split. His pre-'09 approach negated much of the Safeco effect *AND* suppressed his road performance, (thereby suppressing his overall performance).
I'm saying that the .590/.890 split this year is probably more extreme than he'll produce in the future, but that based on his BABIP, his home stats in 2009 have been on the unlikely side FAR more than his road stats have been on the lucky side. So, the likely result for the future is that his home stats will improve MORE than his road stats decline, (creating a better final aggregate). No, I don't think he's a .890 hitter. But I think he's probably going to be posting significant home/road skews in the future, (100+ OPS) difference. The lines will be similar, except the road HRs and lack of safeco effects will keep his road line well ahead of his home line.
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