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He was brought in as a backup quarterback who can do some other things, so there was only a factor of reward and very little risk kc and the sunshine band tour . That said, I do think that Mornhinweg and Reid are wasting the man’s talents kc and the sun shine band . Use him when the offense is struggling, not when they’re rolling, and I think you’ll see a guy who can make a clutch play to keep a drive alive and the offense moving. This article is also featured on 2 Minutes to Midnight Green kc the sunshine band . Also featured on Rotoprofessor !Follow me on twitter here!What does a player do after he finishes his first full season in the major leagues with the fifth highest batting average, finish sixth in the NL in slugging, and seventh in the NL in OPS? Oh yeah, and you constitute your team?s offense and only fantasy-worthy hitter in the lineup.If you?re Pablo Sandoval you climb up Phoenix?s Camelback Mountain kc and the sunchine band . It?s all part of a rigorous workout effort, a three and a half week one at that, for Sandoval to shed some pounds and become more durable on the baseball field.Though if you ask me, the 250-plus pound Sandoval did nothing this season to make fantasy owners wish that he was eating less Burger King and more Jenny Craig:572 At Bats .330 Batting Average (189 Hits) 25 Home Runs 90 RBI 79 Runs Five Stolen Bases .387 On Base Percentage .556 Slugging Percentage .353 Batting Average on Balls in PlayAfter taking a look at those numbers, remember one important element: Sandoval played for the fifth worst offense in baseball. Without him, Giants? lineup would?ve probably had trouble holding its own in Triple-A That?s how bad it is.

And it makes those season numbers that more astonishing.If you?re looking for a player with some strike-zone discipline, then you?ve come to the wrong place.Sandoval?s most incredible stat is his tendency to swing at pitches outside of the strike-zone, which he does over 41 percent of the time, second highest in baseball kc and the sunshine band boogie . Then you see that he connects on over 75 percent of them and you can?t refrain from saying, ?Wow.? There are other hitters with higher outside-the-zone contact rates, but none of them swing at balls nearly the amount Kung Fu Pando does.Sandoval?s average is obviously his biggest asset, though he is beginning to show some serious run-producing abilities kc & the sunshine band . While the average came courtesy of a high .353 BABIP, Sandoval had a .367 rate his rookie season, and one near .340 in the minors.There?s definitely no reason to think his success this season was based purely on luck kc and the sushine band . The one thing owners should feel confident about is his ability to sustain the batting average. A groundball rate in the minors over 47 percent and a line-drive rate of 15 percent (though it is over 20 percent in the majors), provides a great basis for keeping the average over .300 kc & the sunshine band get down tonight . Especially as it seems Sandoval is growing (no pun intended) as a hitter, he?s turning some of those groundballs into line drives and those line drives into flyballs.He?s still just 23-years-old, so his major league learning curve is just commencing.The Venezuelan native played five seasons in the minors, beginning in 2004 as a 17-year-old and compiled a .303 average and just 35 home runs in nearly 1,800 at-bats.This begs the obvious question: Is Sandoval going to be a legitimate .330/25 HR kind of hitter or is he going to be a .330/15 HR hitter?His minor league hit rates suggests he has the capability to be a middle of the road kind of power guy.

A 38 percent career-minor league mark is not a rate that compares too favorably with the best power hitters in the game kc and the sunshine band concerts . And this season?s rate, 36.5 percent, put him near players like Dexter Fowler, Adam Lind, Torii Hunter, and Martin Prado.The results obviously vary kc & the sunshine band give it up . It?s all going to be dependent on Sandoval?s ability to put those long balls in the seats, as 14 percent HR/FB ratio is not extraordinary, but it?s adequate enough for him to be a factor in thehome run department.Despite the absurd swing rates on balls out of the zone, Sandoval doesn?t strikeout that much, just 238 in the minors and a 13.5 percent rate in the majors please don t go kc & the sunshine band . He also walked 52 times this year, which is eye-raising considering how impatient he can be.While the average doesn?t suffer whether Kung Fu Panda bats righty or lefty, the power certainly does the sunshine band . Thus far in the majors, he?s hit 22 of his 28 home runs left-handed. His approach from the right side will be something to watch as his career progresses, as opposing managers will definitely try to exploit that weakness, which is pretty much his only huge flaw.The possibilities are endless for Sandoval, if the Giants had some formidable pieces in their lineup.

But of course they don?t, and unless they do something drastic this offseason, Sandoval will have to again be the team?s offense.Sandoval?s value will be dulled, as long as the lineup remains as feeble as it is now . Regardless, I expect him to have another excellent, top-5 third basemen-worthy season.My projections: .333 AVG, 26 HR, 97 RBI, four SB, 87 R.What does everyone think? Does Sandoval continue to produce, despite the Giants? lineup woes? Or does he fall-off next year? kc sunshine band . Rutgers did a lot of things right to bring its season back on track, scoring touchdowns on its first four possessions along the way to a 34-14 victory over Louisville at Papa John?s Cardinal Stadium kc and the sunshine . On the Scarlet Knights first possession, Tom Savage connected with Tim Brown on a key 20 yard pass play to set the tone as well as a one yard Joe Martinek TD plunge . One of the major contributing factors of success of both Tom Savage and Tim Brown this season is the development of a chemistry element between the two.