SPECULATOR: 2014 Longshot leaders & award winners Part 1
Mar 29 2014
As we do every year, we close out the pre-season calendar with a look at some possible long-shot league leaders and award winners. We don't think it is at all interesting to predict a Miguel Cabrera MVP or a Clayton Kershaw Cy Young Award. Around here, we dig deeper....
This week, we'll cover batting champions, SB leaders, and HR leaders. Next week, we'll move on to MVP candidates and the pitching leaders.
Batting champions
National League
Pablo Sandoval (3B, SF) has drawn a lot of attention for his weight fluctuations, and there does seem to be a correlation between weight increases and productivity decreases. But let's not forget that Sandoval hit .330 in 2009 and .315 in 2011, and there have been other, non weight-related health...
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