In the past 2 weeks we've found the Haniger top side: .370-.463-.652 with a BABIP of .424. Guys, it is hard for any MLB'er, HOGF'er or not, to run a two week line much better than that. For the past 7 days, Haniger is at .458-.538-.682 w/.529 BABIP. There is almost no up from there.
The question we should ask ourselves is what is his bottom side? What does an 0-15 look like, or a 5-30. Just like every other MLB'er, he's got those in him.
Haniger has been incredible so far, even way above Matty's proposed line; Way way above mine (110 OPS). Matt wins that one.
But this stuff isn't sustainable. It just isn't. Well, maybe it is if you're George Brett and it is 1980. And even in '80 Brett only had a .368 BABIP (only 22 K's all season!).
So what we should be watching for is just how low his lows are, and where his in-between is.
Otherwise the implications are that Haniger is Trout. I'm not buying that.
He's pretty good and basically packing us.
But he will cool off.